N-CSRS 1 conestncsrs201005.htm Sec filing

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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21120


Conestoga Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Conestoga Capital Advisors

259 N. Radnor-Chester Road

Radnor Court, Suite 120

Radnor, PA 19087

 (Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


Conestoga Capital Advisors

259 N. Radnor-Chester Road

Radnor Court, Suite 120

Radnor, PA 19087

 (Name and address of agent for service)


With Copy To:

Carl Frischling, Esq.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022


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


Date of fiscal year end: September 30


Date of reporting period: March 31, 2010


Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.


A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.













CONESTOGA



SMALL CAP FUND



M a n a g e d   B y

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)








May 24, 2010


Dear Fellow Shareholders,


Equity markets continued to move higher over the past six months with major averages reaching levels not seen since 2008.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average neared 11,000 (and crossed that level in April), while the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices also moved higher.  Signs of continuing economic stabilization coupled with better corporate earnings allowed equity markets to continue to move higher over the last six months.  Investors appear to be taking a “go-slow” approach to the equity markets, as inflows to equity mutual funds were very light and trading volume was below historic levels.  Small Cap Stocks continued to outperform Large Cap Stocks (in defiance of most forecaster’s expectations).


The Conestoga Small Cap Fund has trailed its benchmarks for the past six- and twelve-months.  However, the Fund returns remain ahead of the benchmarks over the trailing two-, three-, five-, and since inception periods.  As portfolio managers (as well as co-investors) in the Fund, we were obviously disappointed with the past year’s relative results.  However, our investment approach has experienced underperformance such as this in the past; we are not in unfamiliar territory.  The magnitude of our underperformance is very similar to that experienced in the 2003—2004 time period.  Given our targeted portfolio of 45-50 companies, it is not unexpected to have deviations from the benchmark over short periods of time.


During periods of underperformance, we remain committed to the investment approach which has historically produced a very attractive return profile with less risk than the benchmarks.  When faced with stocks that have lagged the market, we encounter the critical decision: What next?  Bill Martindale, co-manager of the Small Cap Fund and a seasoned investor with over 40 year’s experience, describes this as the “second decision.”  We believe that the second decision, or what to do with a company that has just surprised us (either negatively or positively), is at least as important as the decision to initially purchase the stock.  In these cases, we begin with a fresh perspective.  Every company in the portfolio has a lead analyst with primary research responsibility, but after a disappointment, a review of the company and its fundamentals is conducted by another member of the investment team.  These reviews serve to either confirm or disprove our investment thesis.  The reviews may cause us to sell, hold, or buy more of a stock depending on the analysis.


These “second decisions” – to hold, sell, or buy more – can play a significant role in our long-term performance.  Because we are long-term investors, we believe they can provide the opportunity to take advantage of other investors’ short-term  focus.  So many market participants seem to be unable to look past the current quarter.  We believe that our fundamental research efforts and ongoing due diligence allow us to objectively determine if the long-term thesis has been impaired, or if the results are a function of reporting financial results every ninety days.


Looking forward, we continue to be optimistic about the Fund’s performance prospects relative to the market.  We have re-positioned our holdings by increasing the weights in some of our higher conviction names and recent underperformers.  In the first quarter, Conestoga increased positions in AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV); Bottomline Technologies Inc. (EPAY); ComScore Inc. (SCOR); Phase Forward Inc. (PFWD); and Tetra Tech Inc. (TTEK).  We sold several smaller positions to create the capital for these transactions and take advantage of their current valuations and strong near-term and long-term prospects.  Examples of smaller positions eliminated during the first quarter include Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) and Kensey Nash Corp. (KNSY).  In order to take advantage of near-term appreciation, we also reduced our weighting in Capella Education Co. (CPLA); Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB) Neogen Inc. (NEOG); and Rollins Inc. (ROL).


The rally for lower-quality stocks is fairly mature at this point, and while we believe the global economy is on much better footing, we continue to believe that the overall growth will be slow.  From a valuation perspective, if the portfolio simply gets back to its average five-year relative price/earnings ratio, it would imply 8% upside versus the Russell 2000 Growth and 11% upside versus the Russell 2000.  Additionally, the Fund’s top ten holdings are currently trading at a 13% discount to their 5-year average price earnings ratio.  We continue to believe that companies with less leverage, organic growth, and strong business models will be best positioned in the recovery long-term.  We believe that a credit constrained recovery will dampen economic growth and high quality small caps will begin to show better relative earnings growth rates in the next 12-18 months.


As managers and fellow shareholders of the Fund, we would like to thank you for continuing to place your confidence and trust in us.



William C. Martindale, Jr.

Robert M. Mitchell








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CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Expense Example

(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of the Conestoga Small Cap Fund, you incur the following costs: management fees and trustee fees.  This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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, October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.  You may use the information in this line, 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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange 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 these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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 this Fund 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.

 

Beginning Account

Ending Account

Expenses Paid During the Period*

 

Value

Value

October 1, 2009

 

October 1, 2009

March 31, 2010

to March 31, 2010

    

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,078.01

$5.70

Hypothetical

   

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.45

$5.54

    

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.10%, multiplied by the average account value over the    period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Conestoga Small Cap Fund:







CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Securities Holdings by Sector

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the economic sectors*.  The underlying securities represent a percentage of the total net assets.  The total net assets of the Fund on March 31, 2010 were $ 91,072,601.



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*Russell Sectors














    

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

   
     

Consumer Discretionary

   

Educational Services

   

28,150

Capella Education Company *

 

 $     2,613,446

 

Textile Apparel & Shoes

   

90,750

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. *

 

1,393,920

 
     

                                 Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

 

4,007,366

4.40%

     

Energy

    

Oil:  Crude Producers

   

29,275

St. Mary Land & Exploration Company

 

1,019,063

 

Oil Well Equipment & Services

   

      50,001

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

 

        3,117,062

 

      11,075

Core Laboratories NV

 

        1,448,610

 

      98,375

Tesco Corporation *

 

        1,148,036

 

      Oil Well Equipment & Service Total

5,713,708

 
     

                           Energy Sector Total

 

6,732,771

7.39%

     

Financial Services

   

Asset Management & Custodian

   

59,000

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

 

2,171,200

 

Financial Data & Systems

   

70,000

Advent Software, Inc. *

 

3,132,500

 

28,975

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

2,125,896

 

52,400

Morningstar, Inc. *

 

2,519,916

 

       Financial Data & Systems Total

 

7,778,312

 
     

 

Financial Services Sector Total

 

9,949,512

10.93%

     

Healthcare

    

Health Care Services

   

40,850

Quality Systems, Inc.

 

2,509,824

 

Medical Equipment

   

75,500

Abaxis, Inc. *

 

2,052,845

 

153,000

Somanetics Corporation *

 

2,928,420

 

       Medical Equipment Total

 

4,981,265

 
     
    

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

   
     

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

   

41,100

Integra Lifesciences Holdings Company *

 

        1,801,413

 

34,800

Landauer, Inc.

 

2,269,656

 

96,000

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

1,955,520

 

52,451

Neogen Corporation *

 

1,316,520

 

47,175

Surmodics, Inc. *

 

987,845

 

29,225

TECHNE Corporation

 

1,858,126

 

       Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Total

 

10,189,080

 
     

 

Healthcare Sector Total

 

17,680,169

19.41%

     

Materials and Processing

   

Building Materials

   

84,000

Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

 

        2,331,840

 
     

Materials and Processing Sector Total

 

        2,331,840

2.56%

     

Producer Durables

   

Aerospace

    

114,925

Aerovironment, Inc. *

 

3,000,692

 

Commercial Services

   

65,000

Advisory Board Company *

 

2,047,500

 

71,500

Costar Group, Inc. *

 

2,968,680

 

125,000

Phase Forward, Inc. *

 

1,636,250

 

93,500

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

 

2,013,055

 

108,026

Rollins, Inc.

 

2,342,004

 

70,050

Tetra Tech, Inc. *

 

1,613,952

 

       Commercial Services Total

 

12,621,441

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

   

64,000

Raven Industries, Inc.

 

1,887,360

 

Scientific Instruments:  Control & Filter

   

96,000

Sun Hydraulics Corporation

 

2,494,080

 
     

Producer Durables Sector Total

 

20,003,573

21.97%

     

Technology

    

Communications Technology

   

65,000

EMS Techologies, Inc. *

 

        1,079,000

 
    

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

   
     

Computer Services Software & Systems

   

39,300

Ansys, Inc. *

 

1,697,170

 

100,000

Blackbaud, Inc.

 

2,522,000

 

77,000

Blackboard, Inc. *

 

3,207,820

 

136,850

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. *

 

2,303,185

 

71,500

Micros Systems, Inc. *

 

2,351,635

 

120,000

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. *

 

880,800

 

150,000

Tyler Technologies, Inc. *

 

2,811,000

 

       Computer Services Software & Systems Total

 

      15,773,610

 

Computer Technology

   

28,825

Rimage Corporation *

 

416,809

 

Electronic Components

   

43,250

Hittite Microwave Corp. *

 

1,901,702

 

64,000

NVE Corporation *

 

2,899,200

 

       Electronic Components Total

 

4,800,902

 

Electronics

    

58,025

II-VI, Inc. *

 

1,963,566

 

Information Technology

   

125,575

Comscore, Inc. *

 

2,095,847

 
     
     

 

Technology Sector Total

 

26,129,734

28.69%

     

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

 

(Cost $73,845,110)

 

      86,834,965

95.35%

     

 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  

   

 4,984,171

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary 0.05%**

   
 

(Cost $4,984,171)

 

4,984,171

5.47%

     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

   

 

(Cost $78,829,281)

 

91,819,136

100.82%

  

 

  
 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets  

 

(746,535)

(0.82)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

$91,072,601

100.00%

     

* Non-income producing

** Variable rate. The rate represents the rate at March 31, 2010.










  
  

Assets:

 

     Investments at Value (Cost $78,829,281)

 $                 91,819,136

     Receivables:

 

          Dividends

                          69,310

          Interest

                                 92

               Total Assets

                   91,888,538

Liabilities:

 

     Accrued Investment Advisory Fees

                          84,983

     Accrued Trustee Fees

                            7,924

     Payable for Securities Purchased

                        723,030

               Total Liabilities

                        815,937

Net Assets

 $                 91,072,601

  

Net Assets Consist of:

 

     Beneficial Interest Paid-in

 $                 80,425,617

     Accumulated Net Investment Loss

                       (147,237)

     Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments

                    (2,195,634)

     Net Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments

                   12,989,855

Net Assets, for 4,991,719 Shares Outstanding, Unlimited Number of

 

  Shares Authorized with a $0.001 Par Value

 $                 91,072,601

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price

 

  Per Share ($91,072,601/4,991,719 shares)

 $                          18.24








CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization


Conestoga Funds (the "Trust") was organized as a Delaware business trust on February 5, 2002.  The Trust consists of two series, the Conestoga Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) and the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund.  The Trust is registered as an open-end diversified management investment company of the series type under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").  The Fund's investment strategy is to achieve long-term growth of capital.  The Fund's registration statement became effective with the SEC and the Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2002.  The Fund’s investment advisor is Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC. (the “Adviser”).


Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Security Valuation - Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price.  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 the Fund’s 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.   


Short-term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.


Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America define fair value  as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy seeks to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:



CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 securities.  Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.


Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.


Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.


The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of March 31, 2010 by major security type:


 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

Balance as of March 31, 2010

Assets

    

Money Market

     $  4,984,171

$   -

$   -

     $  4,984,171

Common Stocks

86,834,965

$   -

$   -

86,834,965

Total

$ 91,819,136

$   -

$   -

$ 91,819,136



Foreign Currency - Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.


The Fund does 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.


Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign securities, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.  Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.


Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


investment income and any realized capital gain.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.


Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America provide guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and require the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be booked as a tax expense in the current year and recognized as: a liability for unrecognized tax benefits; a reduction of an income tax refund receivable; a reduction of deferred tax asset; an increase in deferred tax liability; or a combination thereof.  Management has evaluated the Fund’s tax positions as of March 31, 2010, and has determined that none of them are uncertain.


The Fund has reviewed all taxable years that are open for examination (i.e., not barred by the applicable statute of limitations) by taxing authorities of all major jurisdictions, including the Internal Revenue Service. Tax returns filed within the three years ended September 30, 2009, are open for examination. No examination of any of the Fund’s tax returns is currently in progress.


Dividends and Distributions - The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to its shareholders on an annual basis.  The Fund intends to distribute its net long-term capital gains and its net short-term capital gains at least once a year.  Income and capital gain distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Those differences are primarily due to differing treatments for net investment losses and deferral of wash sale losses and post-October losses.  Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.


Security Transactions and Investment Income - The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date.  The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.


Securities Lending - The Fund may from time to time lend securities from its portfolio to broker-dealers, banks, financial institutions and institutional borrowers of securities and receive collateral in the form of cash or U.S. government obligations.  The Fund may not lend portfolio securities to: (a) any “affiliated person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust; (b) any affiliated person of the Adviser; or (c) any affiliated person of such an affiliated person.  Generally, the Fund must receive initial collateral equal to 102% of the market value of the loaned securities, plus any interest due in the form of cash or U.S. government obligations.  This collateral must be valued daily and should the market value of the loaned securities increase, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund sufficient to maintain the value of the collateral equal to at least 100% of the value of the loaned securities.  During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund any dividends or interest paid on such securities plus any interest negotiated between the parties to the lending agreement.  Loans will be subject to termination by the Fund or the borrower at any time.  While the Fund will not have the right to vote securities on loan, it intends to terminate loans and

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



regain the right to vote if a particular vote is considered important with respect to the investment.  The Fund will only enter into loan arrangements with broker-dealers, banks or other institutions which the Adviser has determined are creditworthy under guidelines established by the Trustees.  The Fund will limit its securities lending to 33 1/3% of total assets (inclusive of loan collateral).  During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund did not loan any portfolio securities.


Estimates - Preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the 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.


Other - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that permanent book/tax differences be reclassified among the components of capital. The reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and are designed generally to present undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on a tax basis.  


Subsequent Event - Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.


Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Related Party Transactions


The Fund has entered into an Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide supervision and assistance in overall management services to the Fund.  Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays all Fund expenses except Rule 12b-1 fees, fees and expenses of the unaffiliated trustees, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses.  Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to an annual rate of 1.20% of average daily net assets of the Fund.  For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $459,811.  The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses to 1.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until at least January 29, 2011.  For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Adviser waived $57,650 of its fees under this arrangement.


The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a distribution plan (the "Distribution Plan"), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act which permits the Fund to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of its shares, including, but not limited to, advertising, printing of prospectuses and reports for other than existing shareholders, preparation and distribution of advertising material and sales literature, and payments to dealers and shareholder servicing agents who enter into agreements with the Fund.  The Plan provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for actual distribution and shareholder servicing expenses incurred by the Adviser not exceeding, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Distribution Plan is currently inactive and the Fund did not accrue any 12b-1 fees under this plan during the six months ended March 31, 2010.  


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan, under which the Fund may enter into agreements with various shareholder servicing agents, including financial institutions and securities brokers (agents).  The Fund may pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the shares serviced by a particular agent.  The Fund presently does not have any such shareholder servicing agreements in effect and is not accruing fees under the Shareholder Servicing Plan.


Certain directors and officers of the Adviser are trustees, officers or shareholders of the Fund.  These individuals receive benefits from the Adviser resulting from the fees paid to the Adviser by the Fund.


There were no shareholder votes held between October 1st 2009 and March 31st 2010.


On November 19th 2009, the Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund and Conestoga Capital Advisors dated January 2nd 2008, through January 2nd 2011.


Note 4. Investments


Investment transactions, excluding short term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2010, were as follows:


Purchases……………………………………………..………….…$ 26,009,792

Sales……………………………………………………………….….$   6,663,482


For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at March 31, 2010 is $78,829,281.  As of March 31, 2010, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $17,040,835 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $4,050,980 for a net unrealized appreciation of $12,989,855.


As of September 30, 2009 the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation                   $7,176,829

Capital loss carryforwards                      (1,043,730)

Post October losses                                (1,631,325)

                                                                 

As of September 30, 2009 the Fund net capital loss carry-forwards of $1,043,730, which are available to offset future realized gains until 9/30/2017.  To the extent the carry-forwards are used to offset future gains, the amount offset will not be distributed to shareholders.    


The difference between the sum of the capital loss carry-forwards and post October losses for tax purposes and the accumulated net realized losses reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is due to wash sale losses, which are required to be deferred for tax purposes. Net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis and the net unrealized appreciation on investments reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities differ by this same wash sale loss figure.

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



Net capital losses incurred after October 31st within the current fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year. The Fund incurred and elected to defer such capital losses and they are included under the caption “Post October Losses” in the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis shown above.

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2009 and the six months ended March 31, 2010 were as follows:


 

March 31, 2010

September 30, 2009

Ordinary income

$ -

$ 130,451

Long Term Capital Gain

         -

           11,147

          Total

$-

$141,598


Note 5. Capital Stock


The following table summarizing the activity in shares of the Fund:


                   For the Six Months Ended 3/31/2010                 For the Year Ended 9/30/2009


 

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Issued

            1,497,423

$  26,018,947

            2,598,100

$  31,012,667

Reinvested

-

                  -

4,817

               63,196

Redeemed

             (368,730)

             (6,447,239)

             (1,148,423)

      (11,437,413)

Total

  1,128,693

$  19,571,708

  1,454,494

$  19,638,450


Note 6. Contingencies and Commitments


The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund.  Additionally, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.  However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.


Note 7. New Accounting Pronouncements


In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.”  ASU No.

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for interim and annual report periods beginning after December 31, 2009 and others for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2010-06 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.             






CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Trustees and Officers



The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.  Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Fund are set forth below.  The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll free 1-800-320-7790.



Name & Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office and

Length of

Time Served2

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee or Officer

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee3

or Officer

Disinterested Trusteesi:

     

Michael R. Walker,

1948

Trustee

Since 2002

Partner of Key Real Estate LLC, since 2004; Chairman of ElderTrust, 1998-2004;

2

None

Nicholas J. Kovich,

1956

Trustee

Since 2002

Kovich Capital Management (Private Asset Management), since 2001;

2

Trustee, the Milestone Funds             (1 portfolio)

William B. Blundin,

1939

Trustee

Since 2002

CEO of Bransford Investment Partners, LLC, since 1997;

2

Trustee, the

Saratoga Funds           (12 portfolios)

Richard E. Ten Haken,

1934

Trustee

Since 2002

President and CEO of Ten Haken & Associates, Inc., since 1992;

2

None

Interested Trustees4:

     

W. Christopher Maxwell,

1943

Chairman & CEO,

Trustee

Since 2002

Managing Partner of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, 2001-2008; Maxwell Associates LLC President & CEO, since 1997;

2

None

William C. Martindale, Jr.,

1942

President,

Trustee

Since 2002

Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001; Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2002;

2


Director of the Adondo Corporation

Officers:

     

Duane R. D’Orazio,

1972

Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer &

Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Since 2002

Managing Partner, Head Trader and Chief Compliance Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001;

1

None

Name & Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office and

Length of

Time Served2

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee or Officer

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee3

or Officer

Robert M. Mitchell,

1969

Treasurer

Since 2002

Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001; Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2002;

2

None

Gregory Getts,

1957

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2004

President and Owner of Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC since 1999;

2

None

Mark S. Clewett,

1968

Senior V.P.

Since 2006

Senior V.P. of Consultant Relations, Delaware Investments, 1996- 2005; Managing Partner, Director of Institutional Sales and Client Service of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2006;

1

None

Joseph F. Monahan,

1959

Senior V.P.

Since 2009

Senior V.P. and CFO of McHugh Associates 2001 -2008; Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since December 2008;

1

None

David M. Lawson,

1951

Senior V.P.

Since 2009

President and Chief Operating Officer of McHugh Associates 1995 -2008; Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since December 2008;

1

None

Michelle L. Patterson,

1976

Vice President

Since  2004

Operations and Client Service Coordinator of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001;

1

None

M. Lorri McQuade,

1950

Vice President

Since 2004

Office Manager and Client Service Representative of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001;

1

None



Notes:

1

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the trustee, c/o Conestoga Funds, 259 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor Court, Suite 120, Radnor, PA 19087.

2

There is no defined term of office for service as a Trustee.  Each Trustee serves until the earlier of resignation, retirement, removal, death, or the election of a qualified successor.

3   Directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies") or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

4

Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Martindale each have ownership interest in Conestoga Capital Advisors.  Each of these persons are considered to be an “interested person” of the Fund and “Interested Person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Additional Information

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule


The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q no later than 60 days following the close of the quarter.  You can obtain a copy, available without charge, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov beginning with the filing for the period ended December 31, 2004.  The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


Proxy Voting Policy


A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-320-7790 and (ii) from Form N-PX filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


Statement of Additional Information


The Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request.  You may call toll-free (800) 320-7790 to request a copy of the SAI or to make shareholder inquiries.


Tax Information (Unaudited)


During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund did not pay any distributions.

































Board of Trustees

W. Christopher Maxwell, Chairman

William B. Blundin

Nicholas J. Kovich

William C. Martindale, Jr.

Richard E. Ten Haken

Michael R. Walker


Investment Adviser

Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC

259 N. Radnor-Chester Road

Radnor Court, Suite 120

Radnor, PA 19087


Dividend Paying Agent,

Shareholders’ Servicing Agent,

Transfer Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH  44147


Custodian

UMB Bank , NA

928 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City, MO 64106


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street 26th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103


Counsel

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036


Conestoga Small Cap Fund Officers

W. Christopher Maxwell, Chairman and CEO

William C. Martindale, Jr., President

Duane R. D’Orazio, Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Robert M. Mitchell, Treasurer

Gregory Getts, Assistant Treasurer

Mark S. Clewett, Senior Vice President

Joseph F. Monahan, Senior Vice President

David M. Lawson, Senior Vice President

Michelle L. Patterson, Vice President

M. Lorri McQuade, Vice President




This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Conestoga Small Cap Fund. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.



















Institutional Advisors

LargeCap Fund





M a n a g e d   B y


Institutional Advisors LLC


 



SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



March 31, 2010


Dear Fellow Shareholders,


Market Overview

Economic and market trends are established when competing forces meet and one side is dominant.  For example, a stock price rises when there are many more buyers than sellers.  Worker wages don’t increase if there is an abundance of workers relative to the number of available jobs.

For several quarters we have expressed our view that the recovery of the economy from the depths of 2008 and early 2009, while real and sustainable, will occur at a very sluggish pace.  The cause of this mediocre level of growth is that competing forces are nearly equal.  Let’s examine two examples.

The housing market collapse was a precipitating factor leading to the recession.  Activity levels have clearly improved, but only because interest rates have reached such low levels, prices became so depressed, and the government introduced attractive homebuyer incentives.  Absent these circumstances, it seems likely that the housing market would further succumb to the excess supply and impaired mortgage condition that plagues the market.  Competing forces offset one another and result in a flat trend.

Unemployment has been one of the most troubling results of the economic downturn.  While many signs of economic improvement are apparent, this rate has yet to drop much below 10%.  New jobs are being created, yet at such a slow pace that they barely offset added returning workers (those who had given up job-hunting and have now re-entered the market).  Again, until the pace of job creation significantly outweighs increases in job-searchers, unemployment will remain unchanged.

Institutional Advisors continues to observe that competing forces leave the U.S. economy in a state of equilibrium.  Growth is positive yet barely so, equities are fully valued in the current environment, short-term interest rates must remain low and unchanged, and inflation is benign.  We believe time is the missing ingredient to achieve robust economic growth, and several more quarters are required.  Until then, our continued focus for NPITC clients is security selection within a disciplined portfolio framework so that we are prepared to capitalize on future opportunities.

Equities

Through the end of the 1st quarter of 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ have surged 68%, 76% and 90%, respectively, from their March 2009 lows.  This performance pattern is typical of prior bull markets since 1949.  Consistent with the pattern, the initial gains have been led by small-cap and low quality common stocks as investor appetite for risk returned.  During the second year of a market recovery, stock performance generally decelerates and higher quality names, with stable and increasing earnings growth, begin to outperform lower quality names.


The market has continued to move upward despite areas of concern, which include real estate markets, credit availability, income growth, labor conditions, European Union debt issues, health care reform, and inflation risks in China & India.  There appears to be growing consensus on Wall Street that as long as none of these issues threaten to derail the cyclical recovery in corporate earnings, the markets will continue to advance in keeping with corporate profit improvement.

The 1st quarter’s returns followed the recovery pattern outlined above, as the Fund was up 4.15% versus the S&P 500 advance of 5.39%.  The Fund’s best relative sector performance came from Utilities, which was down only -0.43% versus the index, down -4.61%, followed by Information Technology, up 3.13% versus the 1.67% index return.  The Fund’s worst relative performance came from in the Industrials sector, which was up 5.58% versus the index at 12.45%, and Financials where the Fund was up 9.07% versus the index return of 10.82%.

As the year progresses, the markets will respond favorably, if corporate profits continue to show improvement.  We anticipate quality to begin to outperform during the year, with Investors turning to companies with more reliable and stable profitability.

Sincerely,


Terry L. Morris

Portfolio Manager








Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund


Comparison of Changes in Value of $10,000 as of Closing Business Day Prior to Inception (March 31, 2009)



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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Expense Example (Unaudited)


As a shareholder of the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund, you incur the following costs: management fees, trustee fees, load, transaction costs, and other Fund expenses.  This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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, October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.  You may use the information in this line, 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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange 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 these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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 this Fund 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.

 

Beginning Account

Ending Account

Expenses Paid During the Period*

 

Value

Value

October 1, 2009

 

October 1, 2009

March 31, 2010

to March 31, 2010

    

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,105.51

$7.09

Hypothetical

   

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,018.20

$6.79

    

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Portfolio Holdings

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the sectors.  The underlying securities represent a percentage of the total net assets.  The total net assets of the Fund on March 31, 2010 were $21,342,481.





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)



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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Statement of Changes in Net Assets



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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Financial Highlights




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization


Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of Conestoga Funds (the “Trust”), a diversified, open end management investment company registered under the Investment Company of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).  The Fund’s investment strategy is to provide long-term growth of capital.  The Fund's registration statement became effective with the SEC, and the Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009.  The Fund’s investment adviser is Institutional Advisors LLC (the”Adviser”).  Effective March 31, 2009 (commencement of operations), certain shareholders contributed cash and investment securities to the Fund in a tax-free exchange for 567,157 shares of beneficial interest.  The net assets received were valued at $5,671,571 in accordance with the Fund's stated valuation policies and included unrealized depreciation of $751,977.


Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Security Valuation- Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price.  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 the Fund’s 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.   


Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.


Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America define fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy seeks to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:



Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 securities.  Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.


Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.


The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of March 31, 2010 by major security type:


                                          Quoted Prices in 

                                         Active Markets for     Significant Other             Significant           Balance as of

                                           Identical Assets      Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs    March 31,

                                                 (Level 1)                  (Level 2)                      (Level 3)                     2010        

        Assets

Money Market                       $    350,025                        $   -                             $   -               $      350,025        

Common Stocks                   $20,998,942                        $   -                             $   -                $20,998,942

               Total                      $21,348,967                        $   -                             $   -                $21,348,967

                                                                  

Federal Income Taxes- The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any realized capital gain.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.


Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America provide guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and require the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be booked as a tax expense in the current year and recognized as: a liability for unrecognized tax benefits; a reduction of an income tax refund receivable; a reduction of deferred tax asset; an increase in deferred tax liability; or a combination thereof.  Management has evaluated the Fund’s tax positions as of March 31, 2010, and has determined that none of them are uncertain.


Dividends and Distributions- The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to its shareholders on an annual basis.  The Fund intends to distribute its net long term capital gains and its net short term capital gains at least once a year.  Income and capital gain distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Those differences are primarily due to differing treatments for net investment losses and deferral of wash sale losses and post-October losses.  Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.


Security Transactions and Investment Income- The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date.  The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.


Estimates- Preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements







INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Other- Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that permanent book/tax differences be reclassified to paid in capital.


Subsequent Event - Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date of the financial statements were available to be issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.


Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Related Party Transactions


The Fund has entered into an Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide supervision, and assistance in the overall management services to the Fund.  Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays all Fund expenses except Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing fees, fees and expenses of the unaffiliated Trustees, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses.  The Advisory Agreement also provides that the Adviser supervises and assists in the overall management of the Fund’s affairs subject to the authority of the Board.  Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee calculated at an annual rate of 1.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $172,297.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expense ratio to 1.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until at least January 29, 2011.  The Adviser may not recoup any of the fees waived pursuant to this contractual waiver.  For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Adviser waived $53,338 under this arrangement.

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Distribution Plan”).  Rule 12b-1 provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of such mutual fund except pursuant to a plan adopted by the fund under Rule 12b-1.  The Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses related to the sale of shares of up to 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  During the six months ended March 31, 2010 the Fund accrued $520 under the Distribution Plan.  

 

The Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may finance activities that are primarily intended to result in the sale of the Fund’s shares, including, but not limited to, advertising, printing of prospectuses and reports for other than existing shareholders, preparation and distribution of advertising material and sales literature and payments to dealers and shareholder servicing agents who enter into agreements with the Fund.

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, adopted a shareholder servicing plan (“Shareholder Servicing Plan”).  Payments made under the Shareholder Servicing Plan to shareholder servicing agents (which may include affiliates of the Adviser) are for administrative support services to customers who may from time to time beneficially own shares and may be up to 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  These services may include: (i) establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to shareholders; (ii) processing dividend and distribution payments from the Fund on behalf of shareholders; (iii) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in shares and integrating such statements with those of other transactions and balances in shareholders’ other accounts serviced by such financial institution; (iv) arranging for bank wires; (v) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed; (vi) responding to routine inquiries from shareholders concerning their investments; (vii) providing subaccounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders, or the information to the Fund necessary for subaccounting; (viii) if required by law, forwarding shareholder








INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


communications from the Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to shareholders; (ix) assisting in processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and in placing such orders with the Trust’s service contractors; (x) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (xi) providing shareholders with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in shares pursuant to specific or pre-authorized instructions; and (xii) providing such other similar services as the Fund may reasonably request to the extent that the agent is permitted to do so under applicable statutes, rules and regulations.  The Fund presently does not have any such shareholder agreements in effect and is not accruing fees under the Shareholder Servicing Plan.


Certain directors and officers of the Adviser are directors, officers or shareholders of the Fund.  These individuals receive benefits from the Adviser resulting from the fees paid to the Adviser by the Fund.


Note 4. Beneficial Interest


As of March 31, 2010, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with a $0.001 par value authorized.  The following table summarizing the activity and shares of the Fund:


                         For the Six Months Ended 3/31/2010

 

Shares

Value

Issued

242,072

$3,234,353

Reinvested

1,863

25,454

Redeemed

  (282,690)

$(3,760,143)

Total

    (38,755)

     $   (500,336)


                                    For the Period Ended 9/30/2009


 

Shares

Value

Issued

2,205,033

$24,248,023

Redeemed

(648,629)

$(7,405,170)

Total

1,556,404

$16,842,853


Note 5.  Investments


Investment transactions, excluding short term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2010, were as follows:


Purchases……………………………………………..………….…$   2,786,459

Sales……………………………………………………………….….$   3,391,617


For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at March 31, 2010 is $17,075,190.  As of March 31, 2010, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $4,407,561 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $133,784 for a net unrealized appreciation of $4,273,777.









INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2010

(Unaudited)


As of September 30, 2009 the components of accumulated income/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation                   $2,274,822

Capital loss carryforwards                           (55,909)

Undistributed ordinary income                    45,052

                 Total                                     $2,263,965

                                  

As of September 30, 2009 the Fund net capital loss carryforwards of $55,909, which are available to offset future realized gains until September 30, 2017.  To the extent the carryforwards are used to offset future gains, the amount offset will not be distributed to shareholders.    


The difference between the sum of the capital loss carryforwards for tax purposes and the net accumulated realized losses reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is due to wash sale losses, which are required to be deferred for tax purposes. Net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis and the net unrealized appreciation on investments reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities differ by this same wash sale loss figure.


Note 6.  Accounting Pronouncements


In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.”  ASU No. 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for interim and annual report periods beginning after December 31, 2009 and others for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2010-06 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.             


Note 7. Contingencies & Commitments  


In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain various representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications.  The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims against the Fund and is presently unknown.  However, the Fund considers the risk of loss from such potential claims to be remote.


Note 8. Control and Ownership of Shares


The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of March 31, 2010, NFS LLC, in aggregate, owned approximately 95.03% of the Fund’s shares and may be deemed to control the Fund.  

 








INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

March 31, 2010

Trustees and Officers

(Unaudited)


The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.  Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Trust are set forth below.  The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll free 1-800-292-2660.


Name & Year of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Term of Office and

Length of

Time Served2

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee3

Disinterested Trustees1:

     


Michael R. Walker,

1948

Trustee

Since 2002

Partner of Key Real Estate LLC, since 2004; Chairman of ElderTrust, 1998-2004

2

None


Nicholas J. Kovich,

1956

Trustee

Since 2002

Kovich Capital Management (Private Asset Management), since 2001

2

Trustee, the Milestone Funds             (1 portfolio)

William B. Blundin,

1939

Trustee

Since 2002


CEO of Bransford Investment Partners, LLC, since 1997

2

Trustee, the

Saratoga Funds           (12 portfolios)

Richard E. Ten Haken,

1934

Trustee

Since 2002

President and CEO of Ten Haken & Associates, Inc., since 1992

2

None

Interested Trustees4:

     

W. Christopher Maxwell,

1943

Chairman & CEO,

Trustee

Since 2002

Managing Partner of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, 2001-2008; Maxwell Associates LLC President & CEO, since 1997

2

None

William C. Martindale, Jr.,

1942


President,

Trustee


Since 2002

Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, since 2001; Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund

since 2002


2


Director, the Adondo Corporation

Additional Officers of the Trust:

 

Position Held with the Trust:

Mark S. Clewett

 

Senior Vice President

David M. Lawson

 

Senior Vice President

Joseph F. Monahan

 

Senior Vice President

Robert M. Mitchell

 

Treasurer

Duane R. D’Orazio

 

Secretary

Greg B. Getts

 

Assistant Treasurer



1

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Conestoga Funds, 259 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor Court, Suite 120, Radnor, PA 19087.

2

There is no defined term of office for service as a Trustee.  Each Trustee serves until the earlier of resignation, retirement, removal, death, or the election of a qualified successor.

3   Directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies") or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

4

Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Martindale each have an ownership interest in Conestoga Capital Advisors.  Each of these persons are considered to be an “interested person” of the Trust and “Interested Person” within the meaning of the 1940 Act.



Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule


The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q no later than 60 days following the close of the quarter.  You can obtain a copy, available without charge, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov beginning with the filing for the period ended June 30, 2009 (the Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009).  The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


Proxy Voting Policy


A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-292-2660 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


Statement of Additional Information


The Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request.  You may call toll-free 1-800-292-2660 to request a copy of the SAI or to make shareholder inquiries.


Tax Information (Unaudited)


During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund paid an income distribution of $0.045 per share, for a total distribution of $68,324.







INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND



Board of Trustees

W. Christopher Maxwell, Chairman

William B. Blundin

Nicholas J. Kovich

William C. Martindale, Jr.

Richard E. Ten Haken

Michael R. Walker


Investment Adviser

Institutional Advisors LLC

2201 Ridgewood Road #180

Wyomissing, PA 19610


Dividend Paying Agent,

Shareholders’ Servicing Agent,

Transfer Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services

8000 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH  44147


Custodian

UMB Bank , NA

928 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City, MO 64106


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street 26th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103


Counsel

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036


Officers of Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund

James D. King, President

Karen L. Kleffel, Chief Compliance Officer

Richard A. Lord, Jr., Chief Financial Officer

Michelle H. Debkowski, Secretary




This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.




















Item 2. Code of Ethics.  Not applicable.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.  Not applicable.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.  Not applicable.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies.  Not applicable.


Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.


Not applicable – schedule filed with Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  


The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees.


Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.  


(a)

The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s first fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12.  Exhibits.  


(a)(1)

EX-99.CODE ETH.  Not applicable.


(a)(2)

EX-99.CERT.  Filed herewith.


(a)(3)

Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable.


(b)

EX-99.906CERT.  Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Conestoga Funds


By /s/W. Christopher Maxwell

* W. Christopher Maxwell

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date June 1, 2010


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By /s/W. Christopher Maxwell

* W. Christopher Maxwell

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date June 1, 2010


By /s/Robert M. Mitchell

* Robert M. Mitchell

  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


Date June 1, 2010


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