N-CSRS 1 conestogancsrs.htm N-CSRS 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:

Josh Deringer, Esq.

Drinker Biddle

One Logan Square, Ste 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: March 31, 2013


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.


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Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.




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CONESTOGA FUNDS


SMALL CAP FUND

MID CAP FUND


M a n a g e d   B y


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)






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May 29, 2013


Dear Fellow Conestoga Small Cap Fund Shareholders,


On behalf of the portfolio management team at Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, thank you for your investment in the Conestoga Small Cap Fund.  The Fund has experienced steady growth over the past few years, and at March 31, 2013, Fund assets totaled over $420 million.  As managers and fellow shareholders of the Fund, we appreciate the confidence and trust you have placed with us.  We have several important items to review with Fund shareholders for the six months ended March 31, 2013, including a market review and outlook, as well as an update on Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC’s ownership, succession plans, and the small cap growth investment capacity.


Market Review and Outlook

Investor focus over the past six months has been centered on events in our nation’s capitol, with the political implications of the November elections and the “fiscal cliff” being foremost in investors’ minds.  The New Year began with a resolution to avoid the fiscal cliff, as the Federal government approved increases in tax rates on higher-income households, the termination of the payroll tax holiday, and extensions of unemployment benefits.  The political sclerosis remained, and the first quarter’s focus shifted to sequestration, the mandatory spending cuts required by prior debt-ceiling agreements.  Congress and the President failed to reach any agreement on sequestration, and on March 1, the cuts went into effect.  Despite dire predictions of the impact on the economy, the financial markets continued their upward trend – could it be that a roughly 2% cut in government spending isn’t so bad?  Indeed, U.S. equity markets rose over 10% in the first quarter of 2013, with many indices reaching or approaching all-time highs.


Perhaps the strong returns over the past few years have begun to re-kindle investors’ interest in equities.  Inflows to U.S. equity mutual funds were very strong in the first quarter of 2013, and if this were to continue, it could provide ongoing support for an extended rally in equities.  It appears that some investors may have taken a mentality that one has to be invested in equities given the limited opportunity for returns elsewhere.  Continued earnings growth has also supported equity prices, with corporate America producing solid growth as the economy remains in recovery mode.  It is our opinion that U.S. equity markets are fairly valued at this point, and could rise further through the remainder of the year, if the current global economic conditions continue. However, it may be a choppy path to higher levels for the markets.  As we pen this letter in mid-May 2013, the equity markets have shown signs of increased volatility but continued their upward move.


Conestoga Capital Advisors Ownership and Succession Plans

At the beginning of 2013, Conestoga announced an ownership transfer among the Conestoga partners and detailed our succession plans for the investment team.  Conestoga has initiated a transfer in December 2012, with Bob Mitchell, Duane D’Orazio, Mark Clewett, David Lawson and Joe Monahan each purchasing 1% stake in Conestoga from Bill Martindale.  This reduced Bill’s ownership of the total firm from approximately 36% to 31%.  There was no change of control at the company as a result, with no partner moving above or below the 25% level.


The transaction also marks the beginning of what we expect will be a multi-year transition of Bill’s ownership.  Most importantly, this ownership plan will enable the firm to continue to be 100% employee-owned.  This goal is one that we began the firm with, and which we continue to believe is critically important to the culture of our firm.  Additionally, the structure of the transition allows for the firm to continue investing in additional resources whenever needed (ie, people, technology, etc.).  The ownership transition is structured such that the remaining partners will purchase Bill’s entire ownership stake over an extended period of time.


This naturally raises questions of whether Bill’s role and activity levels will be changing.  We can confirm that in 2013, Bill’s role will be unchanged, and he will continue as a co-manager of Conestoga’s Small Cap Fund and Mid Cap Fund.  In mid-2014, Bill will begin to ramp down his activity levels, and by the second half of 2014, Bill will no longer co-manage the Small Cap Fund or Mid Cap Fund.


We are very confident that the current investment team can seamlessly transition the changes in Bill’s role in the years ahead.  We have been incredibly pleased with how well Joe Monahan and Dave Lawson have contributed to the investment process since joining the firm in 2008. Additionally, given the number of names and low turnover in the Fund, there is a significant amount of cross-over knowledge of the holdings by all members of the investment team.  As you are aware, Joe Monahan has become the lead analyst for roughly 20% of the Small Cap Fund, and Dave Lawson for nearly 10% of the Small Cap Fund.  Bill is the primary analyst on about 20% of the Fund.  In the beginning of 2014, we will elevate Joe Monahan to the level of co-Portfolio Manager of the Small Cap Fund.  Both Joe Monahan and Dave Lawson will continue to expand their lead analyst roles on additional names in the Small Cap Fund.  We expect to add to the team with the hiring of one or two analysts in the years ahead.


Investment Capacity

We also want to update you on asset levels and our plans for capacity in the Small Cap Fund.  The Firm ended the first quarter of 2013 with approximately $1.08 billion in total small cap growth strategy assets under management, of which the Small Cap Fund represented $421 million.  We have always managed the strategy as if it had $1 billion in assets, and to date we have not encountered any significant portfolio management issues due to illiquidity.  We remain committed to providing the same style of management to our clients as we always have, and do not want to compromise the style by taking on too many assets.  Having moved through the $1 billion level, our intent is to limit the flow to the separate account strategy to roughly $150 million of net new separate account assets per year, knowing that there are always some client outflows that will offset the new business.  Existing clients and the Conestoga Small Cap Fund are not included in this policy.  We are confident this “soft-close” or “inflow management” will allow us to maintain the investment integrity of the Fund and separate account strategy.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions related to capacity and continued investments.



Sincerely,


William C. Martindale, Jr.

Robert M. Mitchell

Managing Partner - Co-Portfolio Manager

Managing Partner - Co-Portfolio Manager






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May 29, 2013


Dear Fellow Conestoga Mid Cap Fund Shareholders,


With the closing of the first quarter of 2013, the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund has completed its first year of operations.  We very much appreciate our initial investors to the Mid Cap Fund – we have known many of you for years.  Thank you for the confidence you have placed in us through your support and investment in the Mid Cap Fund.


As you are aware, the Mid Cap Fund is employing a strategy that is very similar to our small cap strategy, differentiated only by investing in companies that are somewhat larger and more established than those within the Small Cap Fund.  The Mid Cap Fund focuses on companies with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion.  Similar to the Small Cap Fund, the Mid Cap Fund invests in high quality companies that have leading positions in their industry and that possess strong financial characteristics.  These characteristics include high returns on invested capital, the ability to generate excess cash flow, and balance sheets with low levels of debt.


The Mid Cap Fund has faced two challenges over the past six months and since inception March 30, 2012, and as a result the Mid Cap Fund has lagged its benchmark over those time periods.  First, stock selection has been challenged as several of the Fund’s holdings have experienced weaker performance relative to the benchmark. For example, Quality Systems (QSII), Rovi Corp. (ROVI) and Acacia Research (ACTG) declined sharply when their earnings results fell short of investors’ expectations. These negative contributors to performance offset positive returns from Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO), Copart (CPRT) and QLIK Technologies (QLIK).


A second challenge for the Mid Cap Fund relative to its benchmark has been the stronger performance of companies with larger market capitalizations.  As described above, the Fund focuses on companies with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion.  However, the strongest performing segment of the benchmark has been stocks with market capitalizations over $10 billion.  The Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Mid Cap Growth Index, is weighted over 40% to companies with market capitalizations over $10 billion, and this added significantly to the benchmark’s return.  Longer-term, we expect our focus on relatively smaller companies to be beneficial, and we intend to maintain our focus on what we believe are clearly mid-capitalization companies.


Again, we appreciate your investment in the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the years ahead.



Sincerely,



William C. Martindale, Jr.

David M. Lawson, CFA

Managing Partner - Co-Portfolio Manager

Managing Partner - Co-Portfolio Manager




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CONESTOGA FUNDS


Expense Example

(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of the Conestoga Small Cap Fund and/or the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund, you incur the following costs: management fees, trustee fees, transaction costs and certain other Fund expenses.  This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in these Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example for the Conestoga Small Cap Fund and/or the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund, is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.  


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

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 these Funds.  To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.


Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, which are not charged by our Funds but which may be charged by other funds.  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.


Conestoga Small Cap Fund:

 

Beginning Account

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Value

Value

During the Period*

 

October 1, 2012

March 31, 2013

October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,148.86

$5.89

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 Mid Cap Fund (Investors Class):

 

Beginning Account

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Value

Value

During the Period*

 

October 1, 2012

March 31, 2013

October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,082.81

$7.01

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).





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CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND


Securities Holdings by Sector

March 31, 2013

(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, 2013 were $ 421,364,766.

 


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*Russell Sectors

  Cash Equivalent and Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets are not Russell Sectors




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CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)


 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

Educational Services

 

 

 

268,750

 

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. *

 

 $          6,823,562

 

397,750

 

Healthstream, Inc. *

 

9,124,385

 

      Educational Services Total

 

15,947,947

 

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

143,975

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc. *

 

8,101,473

 

184,500

 

Medifast, Inc. *

 

4,228,740

 

364,250

 

Stamps.com, Inc. *

 

9,095,322

 

      Retail Total

21,425,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

 

37,373,482

8.87%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Oil:  Crude Producers

 

 

 

177,000

 

Contango Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

7,095,930

 

Oil Well Equipment & Services

 

 

 

                   72,500

 

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

 

             6,602,575

 

76,883

 

Geospace Technologies Corp. *

 

8,297,213

 

                   36,725

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

             5,065,112

 

      Oil Well Equipment & Services Total

19,964,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           Energy Sector Total

 

27,060,830

6.42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custodian

 

 

 

169,258

 

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

 

7,520,133

 

Financial Data & Systems

 

 

 

300,400

 

Advent Software, Inc. *

 

8,402,188

 

70,000

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

6,482,000

 

91,250

 

Morningstar, Inc.

 

6,380,200

 

       Financial Data & Systems Total

 

21,264,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Sector Total

 

28,784,521

6.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Services

 

 

 

137,585

 

National Research Corp.

 

 $          7,985,433

 

129,000

 

Medidata Solutions, Inc. *

 

7,479,420

 

       Healthcare Services Total

 

15,464,853

 

Medical Equipment

 

 

 

226,384

 

Abaxis, Inc.

 

10,712,491

 

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

 

 

 

301,000

 

Align Technology, Inc. *

 

10,086,510

 

365,050

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

8,330,441

 

215,000

 

Neogen Corp. *

 

10,657,550

 

64,500

 

TECHNE Corp.

 

4,376,325

 

       Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Total

 

33,450,826

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

 

 

 

804,200

 

Accelrys, Inc. *

 

7,848,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Sector Total

 

67,477,162

16.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials and Processing

 

 

 

Building Materials

 

 

 

 

 

209,475

 

AAON, Inc.

 

             5,779,415

 

332,575

 

Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

 

           10,180,121

 

       Building Materials Total

 

15,959,536

 

Chemicals and Synthetics

 

 

 

210,025

 

Balchem Corp. *

 

             9,228,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials and Processing Sector Total

 

           25,188,035

5.98%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

 

 

 

 

214,000

 

Aerovironment, Inc. *

 

3,879,820

 

Commercial Services

 

 

 

 

188,000

 

Advisory Board Co. *

 

9,873,760

 

154,000

 

Costar Group, Inc. *

 

16,856,840

 

442,500

 

Innerworkings, Inc. *

 

6,699,450

 

215,000

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

 

4,665,500

 

338,000

 

Rollins, Inc.

 

8,297,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,025

 

Tetra Tech, Inc. *

 

 $          6,495,132

 

       Commercial Services Total

 

52,888,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

 

 

 

282,750

 

Proto Labs, Inc. *

 

13,883,025

 

403,850

 

Raven Industries, Inc.

 

13,573,399

 

       Diversified Manufacturing Operations Total

 

27,456,424

 

Scientific Instruments:  Control & Filter

 

 

 

201,700

 

Faro Technologies, Inc. *

 

8,751,763

 

395,546

 

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

 

12,859,200

 

       Scientific Instruments:  Control & Filter Total

 

21,610,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables Sector Total

 

105,835,789

25.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Services Software & Systems

 

 

 

543,700

 

NIC, Inc.

 

10,417,292

 

414,400

 

Pros Holdings, Inc. *

 

11,259,248

 

378,500

 

SciQuest, Inc. *

 

9,099,140

 

209,425

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc. *

 

12,829,376

 

       Computer Services Software & Systems Total

 

           43,605,056

 

Electronic Components

 

 

 

140,200

 

Hittite Microwave Corp. *

 

8,490,512

 

109,450

 

NVE Corp. *

 

6,175,169

 

       Electronic Components Total

 

14,665,681

 

Electronics

 

 

 

 

 

277,500

 

Acacia Research Corp. *

 

8,372,175

 

Information Technology

 

 

 

252,375

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc. *

 

12,331,043

 

301,000

 

Blackbaud, Inc.

 

8,918,630

 

433,200

 

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. *

 

12,350,532

 

169,625

 

Sourcefire, Inc. *

 

10,046,889

 

       Information Technology Total

 

43,647,094

 

Computer Technology

 

 

 

118,500

 

Stratasys, Inc. *

 

8,795,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Sector Total

 

119,085,076

28.26%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $300,570,094)

 

$410,804,895

97.49%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  

 

 

 

             44,876,833

 

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary 0.01%**

 

 

 

 

(Cost $44,876,833)

 

44,876,833

10.65%

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $345,446,927)

 

$455,681,728

108.14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     

 

(34,316,962)

(8.14)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

$421,364,766

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing

 

 

 

** Variable rate effective at March 31, 2013.

 

 

 




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CONESTOGA MID CAP FUND


Securities Holdings by Sector

March 31, 2013

(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, 2013 were $ 2,569,905.



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*Russell Sectors

  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities is not a Russell Sector




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CONESTOGA MID CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)


 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

Apparel

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

Under Armour, Inc. *

 

 $              40,960

 

Recreational Vehicles & Boats

 

 

 

900

 

Polaris Industries, Inc.

 

83,241

 

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

1,200

 

Coinstar, Inc. *

 

70,104

 

880

 

Tractor Supply Co.

 

91,634

 

1,450

 

Urban Outfitters, Inc. *

 

56,173

 

      Retail Total

217,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

 

342,112

13.31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Oil:  Crude Producers

 

 

 

900

 

SM Energy Co.

 

53,298

 

Oil Well Equipment & Services

 

 

 

              700

 

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

 

                 63,749

 

              770

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

               106,198

 

      Oil Well Equipment & Services Total

169,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           Energy Sector Total

 

223,245

8.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

 

 

Financial Data & Systems

 

 

 

650

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

60,190

 

700

 

Morningstar, Inc.

 

48,944

 

       Financial Data & Systems Total

 

109,134

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

170

 

Markel Corp. *

 

85,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Sector Total

 

194,729

7.58%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

 

 

 

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

 

 

 

2,000

 

Align Technology, Inc. *

 

67,020

 

300

 

CR Bard, Inc.

 

30,234

 

950

 

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. *

 

70,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS (cont)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. *

 

 $              50,814

 

600

 

TECHNE Corp.

 

40,710

 

       Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Total

 

258,822

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

 

 

 

1,320

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. *

 

50,213

 

3,030

 

Myriad Genetics, Inc. *

 

76,962

 

       Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Total

 

127,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Sector Total

 

385,997

15.02%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials and Processing

 

 

 

Metals & Minerals

 

 

 

900

 

Fastenal Co.

 

                 46,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials and Processing Sector Total

 

                 46,215

1.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables

 

 

 

Commercial Services

 

 

 

2,070

 

Copart, Inc. *

 

70,960

 

2,000

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

 

43,400

 

750

 

IHS, Inc. *

 

78,540

 

1,930

 

Rollins, Inc.

 

47,381

 

1,300

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc. *

 

80,119

 

       Commercial Services Total

 

320,400

 

Commercial Vehicles & Parts

 

 

 

2,400

 

Gentex Corp.

 

48,024

 

Transportation & Freight

 

 

 

800

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

47,568

 

Scientific Instruments & Services

 

 

 

1,600

 

Donaldson Company, Inc.

 

57,904

 

2,800

 

Trimble Navigation Ltd. *

 

83,888

 

       Scientific Instruments & Services Total

 

141,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Graco, Inc.

 

58,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables Sector Total

 

               615,814

23.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

 

 

Foods

 

 

 

 

 

580

 

The J.M. Smucker Co.

 

 $              57,513

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Sector Total

 

57,513

2.24%

Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Services Software & Systems

 

 

 

2,500

 

Qlik Technologies, Inc. *

 

64,575

 

Electronic Components

 

 

 

1,100

 

IPG Photoics Corp. *

 

73,051

 

Electronics

 

 

 

 

 

2,600

 

Acacia Research Corp. *

 

78,442

 

1,400

 

Garmin, Ltd.

 

46,256

 

       Electronics Total

 

124,698

 

Information Technology

 

 

 

2,200

 

Fortinet, Inc. *

 

52,096

 

2,000

 

Nuance Communications, Inc. *

 

40,360

 

1,670

 

Micro Systems, Inc. *

 

76,002

 

1,000

 

Ansys, Inc. *

 

81,420

 

1,600

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

 

53,696

 

       Information Technology Total

 

303,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Sector Total

 

565,898

22.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $2,293,944)

 

$2,431,523

94.61%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  

 

 

 

        140,807

 

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary 0.01%**

 

 

 

 

(Cost $140,807)

 

140,807

5.48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $2,434,751)

 

$2,572,330

100.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets       

 

(2,425)

(0.09)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

$2,569,905

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing

** Variable rate effective at March 31, 2013.




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CONESTOGA FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MID CAP FUND

Assets:

 SMALL CAP FUND

 INVESTORS CLASS

     Investments at Value (Cost $345,446,927 and $2,434,751, respectively)

 $              455,681,728

 $               2,572,330

     Cash

                           3,500

                              -   

     Receivables:

 

 

          Shareholder Subscriptions

                       519,373

                             67

          Dividends

                       173,907

                           910

          Interest

                               93

                              1

     Prepaid Expenses

 -

                        1,408

     Deferred Offering Costs

 -

                      12,856

               Total Assets

                 456,378,601

                  2,587,572

Liabilities:

 

 

     Accrued Investment Advisory Fees

                       347,423

                        1,948

     Accrued Administration Fees

                                -   

                        2,917

     Accrued Trustees' Fees

                           7,324

                           141

     Other Expenses

 -

                      12,661

     Payables:

 

 

           Securities Purchased

                   34,394,216

                              -   

           Shareholder Redemptions

                       264,872

 -

               Total Liabilities

                   35,013,835

                      17,667

Net Assets

 $              421,364,766

 $               2,569,905

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

     Beneficial Interest Paid-in

 $              315,215,842

 $               2,483,265

     Accumulated Net Investment Loss

(1,049,975)

(6,582)

     Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments

                   (3,035,902)

                     (44,357)

     Net Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments

                 110,234,801

                     137,579

Net Assets, for 14,805,451 and 125,183 Shares Outstanding, Unlimited Number of

 

 

  Shares Authorized with a $0.001 Par Value, respectively

 $              421,364,766

 $               2,569,905

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price

 

 

  Per Share ($421,364,766/14,805,451 shares) and ($2,569,905/125,183 shares), respectively

 $                        28.46

 $                     20.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

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




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CONESTOGA FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MID CAP FUND  

Investment Income:

 SMALL CAP FUND

INVESTORS CLASS

     Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $9,892 and $86, respectively)

 $                  2,082,636

 $                15,272

     Interest  

                             648

                           4

          Total Investment Income

                    2,083,284

                   15,276

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fees

                    1,982,500

                     9,586

     Shareholder servicing fees

 -

                     2,984

     Audit expenses

 -

                     5,656

     Legal expenses

 -

                     4,985

     Custody expenses

 -

                     3,034

     Transfer agent expenses

 -

                     6,030

     Offering Costs

 -

                   12,575

     Miscellaneous expenses

 -

                        633

     Trustees' fees

                         41,498

                        364

          Total expenses

                    2,023,998

                   45,847

               Less: Advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed

                      (206,707)

                  (30,421)

          Net expenses

                    1,817,291

                   15,426

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

                       265,993

                       (150)

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

 

     Net realized loss on investments

                   (2,467,397)

                    (4,608)

     Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

                   52,111,079

                 193,864

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

                   49,643,682

                 189,256

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 $                49,909,675

 $               189,106

 

 

 

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




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CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND

STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN NET ASSETS


 

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the

For the

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

3/31/2013

9/30/2012

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

 

 

From Operations:

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 $              265,993

 $      (1,131,101)

     Net realized gain (loss) on investments

             (2,467,397)

             798,697

     Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

            52,111,079

        41,782,147

     Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

            49,909,675

        41,449,743

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

      Net investment income

                (299,383)

-

      Net realized gain on investments

             (1,294,800)

         (4,108,753)

      Total Distributions

             (1,594,183)

         (4,108,753)

 

 

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

 

     Proceeds from sale of shares

           118,917,491

      172,223,543

     Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

              1,366,522

          2,304,775

     Cost of shares redeemed

           (44,235,540)

       (48,082,751)

Total increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

            76,048,473

      126,445,567

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

           124,363,965

      163,786,557

 

 

 

Net Assets at Beginning of Year

           297,000,801

      133,214,244

Net Assets at End of Year (Includes accumulated net

 

 

      investment loss of $(1,049,975) and $(1,016,585), respectively)

 $        421,364,766

 $    297,000,801




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CONESTOGA MID CAP FUND

STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN NET ASSETS


 

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the

For the

 

Six Months Ended

Period Ended

 

3/31/2013

9/30/2012 *

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

 

 

From Operations:

 

 

     Net investment loss

 $                     (150)

 $            (6,432)

     Net realized loss on investments

                     (4,608)

             (39,749)

     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

                   193,864

             (56,285)

     Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

                   189,106

            (102,466)

 

 

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

 

     Proceeds from sale of shares

                   175,883

          2,316,073

     Cost of shares redeemed

                     (1,279)

               (7,412)

Total increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

                   174,604

          2,308,661

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

                   363,710

          2,206,195

 

 

 

Net Assets at Beginning of Period

                2,206,195

                      -   

Net Assets at End of Period (Includes accumulated net

 

 

      investment loss of $(6,582) and $(6,432), respectively)

 $             2,569,905

 $       2,206,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

* For the period March 30, 2012 (commencement of investment operations) through September 30, 2012.





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CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)


Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the

For the

For the

For the

For the

For the

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

3/31/2013

9/30/2012

9/30/2011

9/30/2010

9/30/2009

9/30/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - beginning of year

$24.90

$20.43

$19.28

$16.92

$17.68

$20.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

                     0.62

           (0.12)

           (0.08)

           (0.04)

    (b)

          0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

                     3.06

            5.10

            1.23

            2.40

           (0.70)

         (2.14)

Total from investment operations

                     3.68

            4.98

            1.15

            2.36

           (0.70)

         (2.07)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

                    (0.02)

 

 

 

           (0.03)

         (0.03)

Distributions from net realized capital gains

                    (0.10)

           (0.51)

 

 

 

         (0.49)

Distributions in excess of net investment income

 

 

 

 

           (0.03)

 

    Total distributions

                    (0.12)

           (0.51)

 

 

           (0.06)

         (0.52)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - end of year

$28.46

$24.90

$20.43

$19.28

$16.92

$17.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return

14.89%(c)

24.61 %

5.96 %

13.95 %

(3.87)%

(10.43)%

Ratios/supplemental data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - end of year (thousands)

 $             421,365

 $   297,001

 $   133,214

 $   103,066

 $     65,356

 $    42,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before waivers

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

1.22%(d)

1.22%

1.27%

1.24%

1.29%

1.30%

    Ratio of net investment income / (loss) to average net assets

0.04%(d)

(0.62)%

(0.53)%

(0.40)%

(0.18)%

0.19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After waivers

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

1.10%(d)

1.10%

1.10%

1.10%

1.10%

1.10%

    Ratio of net investment income /(loss) to average net assets

0.16%(d)

(0.50)%

(0.36)%

(0.26)%

0.01%

0.39%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

3.48%(c)

16.42%

18.03%

22.53%

13.89%

23.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.01 per share

 

 

 

 

(c) Not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 





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CONESTOGA MID CAP FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)


Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the

 

For the

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Period Ended

 

 

3/31/2013

 

9/30/2012 *

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - beginning of period

$18.96

 

$20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(a)

                     (0.00)

 

             (0.07)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

                      1.57

 

             (0.97)

 

Total from investment operations

                      1.57

 

             (1.04)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - end of period

$20.53

 

$18.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return

8.28 %

(b)

(5.20)%

(b)

Ratios/supplemental data

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - end of period (thousands)

 $                  2,570

 

 $          2,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before waivers

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

3.87%

(c)

7.18%

(c)

    Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

(2.54)%

(c)

(6.52)%

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

After waivers

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

1.35%

(c)

1.35%

(c)

    Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

(0.01)%

(c)

(0.69)%

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

10.06%

(b)

8.71%

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* For the period March 30, 2012 (commencement of investment operations) through September 30, 2012.

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Not Annualized

 

 

 

 

(c) Annualized

 

 

 

 






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CONESTOGA FUNDS


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)



Note 1. Organization


Conestoga Funds (the "Trust") was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 5, 2002.  The Trust consists of three series, the Conestoga Small Cap Fund (the “Small Cap Fund”), the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund (the “Mid Cap Fund”, collectively known as the “Funds”) 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, as amended (the "1940 Act").  The Funds’ investment strategy is to achieve long-term growth of capital.  The Small Cap Fund’s registration statement became effective with the SEC and the Small Cap Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2002.  The Mid Cap Fund commenced investment operations on March 30, 2012.  The Mid Cap Fund offers two classes of shares, Investors Class and Institutional Class.  As of March 31, 2013, Institutional Class shares have not been issued. The Funds’ investment adviser 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 Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America “GAAP”.

 

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 Funds’ 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.


GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Funds 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 Funds’ 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.


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 Small Cap Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of March 31, 2013 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, 2013

(Total)

Assets

 

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

 

 

 

     Investments

$   44,876,833

$   -

$   -

$   44,876,833

Common Stocks

410,804,895

   -

   -

410,804,895

Total

$ 455,681,728

$   -

$   -

$ 455,681,728


At March 31, 2013, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 based on the input levels on September 30, 2012.  For a further breakdown of each investment by type, please refer to the Small Cap Fund’s Schedule of Investments.


The following table presents information about the Mid Cap Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of March 31, 2013, 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, 2013

(Total)

Assets

 

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

 

 

 

    Investments

$      140,807

$   -

$   -

$      140,807

Common Stocks

2,431,523

   -

   -

2,431,523

Total

$ 2,572,330

$   -

$   -

$ 2,572,330


At March 31, 2013, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 based on the input levels on September 30, 2012.  For a further breakdown of each investment by type, please refer to the Mid Cap Fund’s Schedule of Investments.


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


GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" to be 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 Funds’ tax positions as of March 31, 2013, and has determined that none of them are uncertain.


Management 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 (2009-2011) and the year September 30, 2012 are open for examination. No examination of any of the Funds’ tax returns is currently in progress.


Dividends and Distributions - The Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and capital gains to their shareholders on an annual basis.  Income and capital gain distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.  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 Funds record security transactions on the trade date.  The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statement and income tax purposes.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.


Estimates - Preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP 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 -Permanent book/tax differences are reclassified among the components of capital.


Subsequent Events - The Funds are required to recognize in their financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.  For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made.  Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.


Offering Costs - Offering costs have been incurred by the Mid Cap Fund. Offering costs consist of costs incurred to offer shares to the public and are accounted for as a deferred charge and amortized to expense over twelve months on a straight-line basis.


Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Related Party Transactions


The Small Cap Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide supervision and assistance in overall management services to the Small Cap Fund.  Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays all Small Cap Fund expenses except the fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, 12b-1 fees, brokerage commissions, shareholder servicing fees, taxes, interest, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary costs.  Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement the Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $1,982,500.  The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Small Cap Fund’s net annual operating expenses to 1.10% of the Small Cap Fund’s average daily net assets until at least February 1, 2014.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser waived $206,707 of its fees under this arrangement.


On November 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees reviewed and discussed the terms and provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Small Cap Fund. In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement, generally the Board relied upon its knowledge of the Adviser, the Adviser’s services and the Small Cap Fund, resulting from the Board’s meetings and interactions with management throughout the year.  The Board also relied upon written materials and oral presentations regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, which the Board had received in preparation for its consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  


Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.  The Board reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management, investment research and equity and fixed income securities trading. The Board also reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the non-advisory services to be provided, including accounting, clerical, bookkeeping, compliance, business management and planning, and the provision of supplies, office space and utilities.  


Fees, Expenses and Performance.  The Board reviewed performance information comparing the Small Cap Fund to other small cap funds in its Lipper peer group and a self-selected peer group, the performance history of the Small Cap Fund compared to its benchmarks, and the Small Cap Fund’s Morningstar ratings.  The Board also compared the total expense ratio and advisory fee of the Small Cap Fund to other small cap mutual funds in the self-selected peer group and to the Lipper Small Cap Growth universe.  Because the Small Cap Fund paid a management fee that included both advisory and administrative services, the Board determined that the Small Cap Fund’s total expenses to those of its peers was a more appropriate comparison than the Small Cap Fund’s advisory fees to those of its peers.  The Board also concluded that the advisory fees paid by the Small Cap Fund to the Adviser were reasonable in comparison to the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to other separate accounts, particularly when considering that none of the separate accounts have a unitary fee structure.


Other Benefits. Profitability of Adviser and Affiliates.  The Board reviewed the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability of the relationship to the Adviser.  The Board considered “fall-out benefits” that could be derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Small Cap Fund. The Board also considered the Adviser’s use of “soft dollar” arrangements.  Under such arrangements, brokerage commissions paid by the Small Cap Fund and/or other accounts managed by the Adviser would be used to pay for research that a securities broker obtains from third parties.

Economies of Scale.  The Board reviewed the structure of the Small Cap Fund’s management fee and noted the contractual expense cap that was in place for the Small Cap Fund. The Board also considered the asset size of the Small Cap Fund.

After considering and weighing all of the above factors, the Board concluded that: i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser were appropriate for the proper management of the Small Cap Fund’s assets; ii) the Small Cap Fund’s performance was in line with the performance of its benchmarks; iii) the current profitability of the Small Cap Fund to the Adviser appeared reasonable; and iv) the Small Cap Fund’s small asset size meant that economies of scale were not yet achievable. The Board determined that it was in the best interests of the Small Cap Fund’s shareholders to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  The Board also concluded that the fees paid by the Small Cap Fund to the Adviser were not comparable to fees paid to the Adviser by other entities since the Adviser did not provide the same level of services to these other entities.   

The Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Small Cap Fund, and Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC, dated January 2, 2008, through January 2, 2014.


The Mid Cap Fund has entered into an Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide supervision and assistance in overall management services to the Mid Cap Fund.  Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement the Mid Cap Fund pays the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to an annual rate of 0.85% of average daily net assets of the Mid Cap Fund.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $9,586.  The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Mid Cap Fund’s net annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, reorganization expense, brokerage commissions and interest) to 1.35% (for the Investors Class) and 1.10% (for the Institutional Class) of the Mid Cap Fund’s average daily net assets until at least February 1, 2014.  In addition, if at any point during the first three years of the Fund’s operations it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements to the extent such a recapture does not cause the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” to exceed the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the of the waiver or reimbursement.  Amounts recoverable are in the table below.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser waived fees and reimbursed expenses of $30,421.


Mid Cap Fund:


Period Ended

Amount Recoverable

Recoverable Through

September 30, 2012

$54,417

September 30, 2015



The Trust, on behalf of the Small Cap Fund, has adopted a distribution plan (the "Distribution Plan"), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act which permits the Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund.  The Plan provides that the Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund's average daily net assets. The Distribution Plan is currently inactive and the Small Cap Fund did not accrue any 12b-1 fees under this plan during the six months ended March 31, 2013.


The Trust, on behalf of the Small Cap Fund and the Investors Class of the Mid Cap Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan, under which the Small and Mid Cap Funds may enter into agreements with various shareholder servicing agents, including financial institutions and securities brokers (agents).  The Small and Mid Cap Funds 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 Small Cap Fund presently does not have any such shareholder servicing agreements in effect and is not accruing fees under the Shareholder Servicing Plan.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Mid Cap Fund accrued $2,984 in Service Fees.


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


There were no shareholder votes held between September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2013.


Note 4. Investments


SMALL CAP FUND:


Investment transactions, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2013, were as follows:


Purchases……………………………………………..………….…$ 92,863,209

Sales……………………………………………………………….….$ 11,282,317


For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at March 31, 2013, is $345,446,927.  As of March 31, 2013, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $116,765,602 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $6,530,801 for a net unrealized appreciation of $110,234,801.


As of September 30, 2012 the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation                                       $57,554,791

Accumulated net realized gain on investments                    1,295,226

Late Year Losses                                                       (1,016,585)

Total                                                                    $57,833,432


As of September 30, 2012, the Small Cap Fund did not have an unused capital loss carried forward.


The difference between the accumulated net realized gains for tax purposes and the accumulated net realized gains 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.


Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, the Small Cap Fund incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $1,016,585.


The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended September 30, 2012:


 

March 31, 2013

September 30, 2012

Ordinary income

$   299,383

$                -

Long Term Capital Gain

1,294,800

4,108,753

          Total

$1,594,183

$4,108,753



MID CAP FUND:


Investment transactions, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2013, were as follows:

Purchases……….…………………….…………………..…………………..$ 332,135

Sales………………………………………………………………………….….$ 223,365


For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at March 31, 2013 is $2,434,751.  As of March 31, 2013, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $231,027 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $93,448 for a net unrealized depreciation of $137,579.  During the six months ended March 31, 2013 and the period ended September 30, 2012, the Mid Cap Fund did not pay any distributions.


As of September 30, 2012 the components of accumulated deficit on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized depreciation                                  $(56,285)

Post October and Late Year Losses

        $(46,181)

Total                                                            $(102,466)


Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, the Mid Cap Fund incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $6,432.


Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Mid Cap Fund incurred and elected to defer such capital losses as follows:


Short Term                     Long Term                             Total

$ 39,749                            $ -                                $ 39,749



Note 5. Beneficial Interest


The following table summarizes the activity in shares of the Small Cap Fund:


 

For the Six Months Ended 3/31/2013

For the Year Ended 9/30/2012

 

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Issued

4,556,836

$ 118,917,491

7,320,286

$ 172,223,543

Reinvested

55,799

1,366,522

101,131

2,304,775

Redeemed

(1,735,779)

(44,235,540)

(2,014,721)

 (48,082,751)

Total

  2,876,856

$ 76,048,473

  5,406,696

$ 126,445,567



The following table summarizes the activity in Investors Class shares of the Mid Cap Fund:


 



Six Months Ended March 31, 2013

For the Period March 30, 2012 (commencement of investment operations) through September 30, 2012

 

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Issued

8,872

$ 175,883

116,781

$ 2,316,073

Redeemed

 (64)

 (1,279)

 (406)

 (7,412)

Total

 8,808

$ 174,604

 116,375

$ 2,308,661

 

 

 

 

 


Note 6. Contingencies and Commitments


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


Note 7. Control & Ownership


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 1940 Act.  As of March 31, 2013, National Financial Service Corp., for the benefit of its customers, owned 30.09% of the Small Cap Fund.  As of March 31, 2013, National Financial Service Corp., for the benefit of its customers, owned approximately 89.30% of the Mid Cap Fund.





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CONESTOGA FUNDS


Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)



The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Funds are set forth below.  The Funds’ 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 Funds

Term of Office and

Length of

Time Served1

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex2

Overseen by

Trustee

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee3

Disinterested Trustees4:

 

 

 

 

 

Michael R. Walker,

1948

Trustee

Since 2002

Partner, Franklin Realty Trust since 2004; Chairman, Elder Trust from 1998 to 2004; Chairman and CEO, Genesis Health Ventures (eldercare services) from 1985 to 2002.

3

None

Nicholas J. Kovich,

1956

Trustee

Since 2002

Managing Director, Beach Investment Counsel since 2011;

President and Chief Executive Officer, Kovich Capital Management (private asset management) since 2001; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1996 to 2001; General Partner, Miller Anderson & Sherrerd from 1988 to 1996; Vice President, Waddell & Reed, Inc. from 1982-1988.

3

Trustee, the Milestone Funds

(1 Portfolio)             from 2007-2011

William B. Blundin,

1939

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman and CEO, Bransford Investment Partners, LLC (private asset management) since 1997.

3

Trustee, the

Saratoga Advantage Funds

(14 Portfolios)           from 2003-2012

Richard E. Ten Haken,

1934

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman and President, Ten Haken & Associates, Inc. (financial management consulting); Chairman of the Board, Bryce Capital Mutual Funds from 2004 to 2006; President, JP Morgan Chase Mutual Funds from 1987 to 1992;Trustee 1987 to 2001; President, Pinnacle Government Fund from 1985 to 1990; New York State Teachers Retirement System, Chairman of the Board and President (1992-1994), Trustee (1972-1994), Vice-Chairman of Board and Vice-President (1977-1992); District Superintendent of Schools, State of New York from 1970 to 1993.

3

None

Interested Trustees:

 

 

 

 

 

William C. Martindale, Jr. 5,

1942

 Chairman of the Board, CEO, &

Trustee

Chairman since 2011, CEO since 2010 & Trustee since 2002

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2001.

3



None

Robert M. Mitchell5,

1969

Trustee & Treasurer

Trustee since 2011, & Treasurer since 2002

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2001.  

3

None




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CONESTOGA FUNDS


Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)



Name & Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Funds; Term of Office and Length of Time Served1

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Officers:

 

 

William C. Martindale, Jr.,

1942

 Chairman of the Board since 2011; CEO since September 2010; Trustee since 2002; President from July 2002 to September 2010.

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC. since 2001.

Duane R. D’Orazio,

1972

Secretary, since July 2002; Chief Compliance Officer, since August 2004; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since December 2008.

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Head Trader of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC, since 2001 and Chief Compliance Officer of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2007.

Robert M. Mitchell,

1969

Treasurer, since 2002; Trustee since 2011.

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2001.

Gregory Getts,

1957

Assistant Treasurer since 2006

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

Mark S. Clewett,

1968

Senior Vice President since 2006

Since 2006, Director of Institutional Sales and Client Service of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC from 1997 through 2005, Senior Vice President—Consultant Relationships for Delaware Investments.

Joseph F. Monahan,

1959

Senior Vice President since 2009

Since 2008, Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at McHugh Associates (2001-2008).

David M. Lawson,

1951

Senior Vice President since 2009

Since 2008, Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC; President and Chief Operating Officer of McHugh Associates (1995-2008)

Michelle L. Patterson,

1976

Vice President since 2003

Partner (since 2003) and Operations and Marketing Analyst (since 2001) of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC.

M. Lorri McQuade,

1950

Vice President since 2003

Partner (since 2003) and Administrative Manager (since 2001) of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC

Alida Bakker-Castorano, 1960

Vice President since 2011

Operations Manager and Performance Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (Since 2011), Client Service at Logan Capital (2009 -2011), Operations and Trading Support at McHugh Associates (2001- 2009)

Notes:

1

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

2

The “Fund Complex” consists of the Funds and the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund.

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

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.

5

Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Martindale are deemed to be “interested persons” of Trust by reason of their positions at the Funds’ Adviser.




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CONESTOGA FUNDS


Additional Information

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)



Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule


The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 and the Funds’ portfolio securities voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 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 Funds’ Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") include 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, 2013, the Small Cap Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $0.0237 per share and a capital gain distribution of $0.1025 per share on December 28, 2012, for a total distribution of $1,594,183.


During the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Mid Cap Fund did not pay a distribution.





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Board of Trustees

William C. Martindale, Jr., Chairman

Robert M. Mitchell

William B. Blundin

Nicholas J. Kovich

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


Legal Counsel
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA  19103


Conestoga Small Cap and Mid Cap Fund Officers

William C. Martindale, Jr., CEO

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

Alida Bakker-Castorano, Vice President


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





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Institutional Advisors

LargeCap Fund




M a n a g e d   B y


Institutional Advisors LLC


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)







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Manager’s Letter

As of March 31, 2013



Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As is often the case: the best time to buy equities is when others are fearful. As 2012 was coming to an end, investors had become pessimistic about the United States’ economic future as the nation’s politicians fought over a resolution to the “fiscal cliff”. This fear quickly faded as S&P 500 profits expanded for a third year, and the U.S. saw continued momentum in retail sales, employment, and housing data. Additionally, it became evident that the Federal Reserve would remain committed to continuing its unprecedented economic stimulus. The S&P 500 advanced in eleven of the thirteen weeks during the quarter ended December 31, 2012, and all ten sectors advanced. The best performing sectors for the quarter were Health Care (+15.81%) and Consumer Staples (+14.58%) while the worst performing sectors were Information Technology (+4.59%) and Materials (+4.79%). Market leadership was generally the same as the prior quarter as investors continued to favor risk and sought cyclical over stable, value over growth, high beta over low beta, and small over large capitalization.

As the first quarter of 2013 was coming to a close, a few concerns started to surface. Cyprus reignited concern that Europe’s debt crisis was not over, and there was evidence of slowing growth in China. Additionally, first quarter earnings for the S&P 500 were expected to decelerate from the prior quarter, and many year-end price targets were already reached.

The total return of the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund (“IALFX”) for the first quarter of 2013 was +8.97% versus the S&P 500 of +10.61%.  For the trailing twelve months, the Fund produced a return of +12.31% versus the S&P 500 of +13.96%. Stock selection in the Consumer Staples sector produced our largest relative performance as three of the Fund’s four holdings outperformed the sector, producing an average return of +18.66%. Stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector was the biggest drag on relative performance as all of the companies in such sector held by the Fund underperformed the sector, particularly McGraw-Hill Companies (-4.16%), while the sector produced a total return of +12.15%. The Fund’s over-weighted position in the Health Care sector was the biggest contributor to sector allocation-based returns as Health Care was the best performing sector for the quarter.

We believe it is essential to strike a balance between investors’ desire for return and their aversion to risk. IALFX continues to provide strong relative performance with a focus on managing downside risk and participation in the market’s upside potential.  The historical results of this strategy show lower price volatility, superior financial strength, more stable earnings growth than the S&P 500, and strong relative performance over longer time periods. Institutional Advisors remains committed to a disciplined equity strategy that places a premium on companies with strong profitability, attractive valuations, and consistent earnings growth.

Sincerely,


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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, distribution fees, and transaction costs.  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, 2012 through March 31, 2013.

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

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.

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.

Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund:

 

Beginning Account

Ending Account

Expenses Paid During the Period*

 

Value

Value

October 1, 2012 through

 

October 1, 2012

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,072.79

$6.20

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,018.95

$6.04

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one half year period).





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Portfolio Holdings

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)


The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the sectors as defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) developed by Morgan Stanley in collaboration with Standard and Poor’s.  The underlying securities represent a percentage of the total net assets.  The total net assets of the Fund on March 31, 2013 were $61,890,474.


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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products

 

 

 

37,755

 

Mattel, Inc.

 $

1,652,536

 

Multiline Retail

 

 

 

36,937

 

Macy's, Inc.

 

1,545,444

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

46,677

 

The Tjx Companies, Inc.

 

2,182,150

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

8,653

 

VF Corp.

 

1,451,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

 

6,831,671

11.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

25,960

 

Pepsico, Inc.

 

2,053,696

 

Food Products

 

 

 

24,823

 

McCormick & Co.

 

1,825,732

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

41,182

 

Walgreen Co.

 

1,963,558

 

Household Products

 

 

 

12,380

 

Colgate Palmolive Co.

 

1,461,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Sector Total

 

7,304,197

11.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

20,275

 

Chevron Corp.

 

2,409,075

 

21,538

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

1,940,789

 

       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

 

4,349,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Sector Total

 

     4,349,864

7.03%

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 Schedule of Investments (Continued)

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

59,057

 

US Bancorp

$

2,003,804

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

48,256

 

Discover Financial Services

 

2,163,799

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

40,108

 

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

2,088,825

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

53,877

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

2,045,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials Sector Total

 

8,302,138

13.41%

Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

19,328

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

      1,981,313

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

18,504

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

1,344,131

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

9,980

 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *

 

900,196

 

16,864

 

McKesson Corp.

 

1,820,637

 

       Health Care Providers & Services Total

 

2,720,833

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

23,650

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

1,928,184

 

63,731

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

1,839,277

 

       Pharmaceuticals Total

 

3,767,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Sector Total

 

9,813,738

15.86%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

20,465

 

Raytheon Co.

 

1,203,137

 

17,938

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

1,675,947

 

       Aerospace & Defense Total

 

2,879,084

 

Air Freight & Logistics

 

 

 

19,012

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

1,130,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 Schedule of Investments (Continued)

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

8,969

 

Flowserve Corp.

$

1,504,191

 

Road & Rail

 

 

 

10,768

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

1,533,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials Sector Total

 

     7,047,199

11.39%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

 

 

26,023

 

Qualcomm, Inc

 

      1,742,240

 

76,690

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

      1,602,437

 

       Communications Equipment Total

 

      3,344,677

 

Computers & Peripherals

 

 

 

4,106

 

Apple, Inc.

 

1,817,439

 

IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

10,359

 

International Business Machines, Inc.

 

2,209,575

 

Semiconductors

 

 

 

76,682

 

Intel Corp.

 

1,675,502

 

Software

 

 

 

 

 

71,436

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

2,043,784

 

61,899

 

Oracle Corp.

 

2,001,814

 

       Software Total

 

      4,045,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Sector Total

 

13,092,791

21.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

38,087

 

Ball Corp.

 

1,812,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials Sector Total

 

1,812,179

2.93%

INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 Schedule of Investments (Continued)

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 Shares

 

 

 

 Value

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication

 

 

 

44,466

 

AT&T, Inc.

$

      1,631,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Services Sector Total

 

1,631,458

2.64%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities

 

 

 

21,756

 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 

933,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities Sector Total

 

933,115

1.51%

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $46,206,174)

 

    61,118,350

98.76%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  

 

 

 

739,428

 

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary 0.01% **

 

739,428

1.19%

 

 

(Cost $739,428)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $46,945,602)

 

61,857,778

99.95%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities

 

32,696

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$

61,890,474

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the money market rate shown represents the yield at March 31, 2013.





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

     Investments, at Value  (Cost $46,945,602)

$

        61,857,778

Receivables:

 

 

     Shareholder Subscriptions Receivable

 

              61,890

     Dividends & Interest

 

              55,027

               Total Assets

 

        61,974,695

Liabilities:

 

 

     Accrued Investment Advisory Fees Payable

 

              54,423

     Distribution Fees Payable

 

                5,807

     Trustee Fees Payable

 

              10,916

     Shareholder Redemptions Payable

 

              13,075

               Total Liabilities

 

              84,221

 

 

 

Net Assets

$

        61,890,474

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

     Beneficial Interest Paid-In

$

        45,647,241

     Accumulated Net Investment Income

 

            201,708

     Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

 

          1,129,350

     Net Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments

 

        14,912,175

Net Assets, for 3,351,213 Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding,  

 

 

     Unlimited Number of Shares Authorized with a $0.001 Par Value

$

        61,890,474

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

 

 

     Per Share  ($61,890,474/3,351,213 shares)

$

18.47






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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Dividends  

$

           805,590

     Interest

 

                   37

          Total Investment Income

 

           805,627

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fees

 

           340,063

     Distribution fees

 

              2,882

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

             28,819

          Total Expenses

 

           371,764

               Less: Advisory fees waived

 

            (25,937)

          Net Expenses

 

           345,827

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

           459,800

 

 

 

Realized & Unrealized Gain on Investments:

 

 

     Net realized gain on investments

 

        1,417,004

     Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

 

        2,262,963

Net realized & unrealized gain on investments

 

        3,679,967

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

$

        4,139,767





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months

 

For the Year

 

 

 Ended

 

 Ended

 

 

3/31/2013

 

9/30/2012

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

 

 

 

 

From Operations:

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

$

459,800

$

525,754

     Net realized gain on investments

 

1,417,004

 

427,118

     Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

 

2,262,963

 

11,599,601

     Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

4,139,767

 

12,552,473

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(706,096)

 

(314,795)

      Realized Gain

 

(581,198)

 

(709,097)

      Total Distributions

 

(1,287,294)

 

(1,023,892)

From Fund share transactions:

 

 

 

 

     Proceeds from sale of shares

 

4,593,481

 

10,669,511

     Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

171,779

 

118,133

     Cost of shares redeemed

 

(4,636,022)

 

(13,460,281)

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions

 

129,238

 

(2,672,637)

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

 

2,981,711

 

8,855,944

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at Beginning of Year

 

58,908,763

 

50,052,819

Net Assets at End of Year (Includes accumulated net

$

61,890,474

$

58,908,763

    investment income of $201,708 and $448,004, respectively)

 

 

 

 






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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

For the

For the

 

For the

For the

 

 

Months Ended

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

Period Ended

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

September 30, 2012

September 30, 2011

 

September 30, 2010

September 30, 2009

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - beginning of period

$17.62

 

$14.29

$14.12

 

$12.76

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

                   0.14

 

                         0.15

                         0.10

 

                         0.07

                         0.03

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

                   1.10

 

                         3.47

                         0.45

 (a)

                         1.34

                         2.73

 

    Total from investment operations

                   1.24

 

                         3.62

                         0.55

 

                         1.41

                         2.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

                  (0.21)

 

                        (0.09)

                        (0.09)

 

                        (0.05)

  

 

Realized Gains

                  (0.18)

 

                        (0.20)

                        (0.29)

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Total distributions

                  (0.39)

 

                        (0.29)

                        (0.38)

 

                        (0.05)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value - end of period

$18.47

 

$17.62

$14.29

 

$14.12

$12.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return

7.28%

(b)

25.65%

3.73%

 

11.02%

27.60%

(b)

Ratios/supplemental data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - end of period (thousands)

$61,890

 

$58,909

$50,053

 

$21,848

$19,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before waivers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

1.29%

(c)

1.78%

1.87%

 

1.88%

1.85%

(c)

    Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

1.50%

(c)

0.50%

0.11%

 

(0.05)%

0.15%

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After waivers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Ratio of expenses to average net assets

1.20%

(c)

1.34%

1.35%

 

1.35%

1.35%

(c)

    Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

1.59%

(c)

0.94%

0.63%

 

0.48%

0.65%

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

13.61%

(b)

26.84%

25.93%

 

24.96%

8.99%

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   The Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund Commenced Operations March 31, 2009.

 

 

(a)  The amount of net gain from securities (both realized and unrealized) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the year.

 

 

 

 

(b)  Not Annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)  Annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND


Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization


Conestoga Funds (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 5, 2002.  The Trust consists of three series; the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund (the “Fund”), the Conestoga Small Cap Fund, and the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund.  The Trust is registered as an open-end diversified management investment company of the series type under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (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”).  


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 (“GAAP”).

 

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.


GAAP defines 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 establish 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




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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)


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.


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, 2013, by major security type:


 

Quoted Prices in  Active Markets for 

Identical Assets


Significant Other 

Observable Inputs

Significant 

Unobservable Inputs


Balance as of March 31, 2013

 

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

(Total)

Assets

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

$       739,428

---

---

$       739,428

Common Stocks

61,118,350

---

---

61,118,350

               Total

$  61,857,778

---

---

$  61,857,778



At March 31, 2013, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 based upon the input levels on September 30, 2012.  For a further breakdown of each investment by type, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.


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.


GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires 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" to be 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 for all open tax years (September 2009 – 2012), and has determined that none of them are uncertain.


Dividends and Distributions - The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to its shareholders on an annual basis.  Income and capital gain distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.  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 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.


Other – Permanent book/tax differences are reclassified among the components of capital.


Estimates - Preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP 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.


Subsequent Events - The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.  For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made.  Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.


Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Related Party Transactions


The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide supervision, and assistance in the overall management services to the Fund.  Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays all Fund expenses with the exception of the fees and expenses of Independent Trustees, 12b-1 fees, brokerage commissions, shareholder servicing fees, taxes, interest, and other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary costs.  The Investment 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 Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee calculated at an annual rate of 1.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.


For the six months  ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $340,063.

 

The Adviser contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expense ratio to 1.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until at least February 1, 2014, excluding 12b-1 distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees, trustee fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.  The Adviser may not recoup any of the fees waived pursuant to this contractual waiver.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser waived $25,937 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, 2013, the Fund accrued $2,882 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 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 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.

On November 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees reviewed and discussed the terms and provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund. In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement, generally the Board relied upon its knowledge of the Adviser, the Adviser’s services and the Fund, resulting from the Board’s meetings and interactions with management throughout the year.  The Board also relied upon written materials and oral presentations regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, which the Board had received in preparation for its consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.  The Board reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management, investment research and equity and fixed income securities trading.  The Board also reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the non-advisory services to be provided, including accounting, clerical, bookkeeping, compliance, business management and planning, and the provision of supplies, office space and utilities.  

Fees, Expenses and Performance.  The Board reviewed performance information comparing the Fund to the S&P 500, Lipper Large Cap Core, and Morningstar Large Blend average returns and the performance history of the Fund compared to other large cap mutual funds. The Board also compared the total expense ratio and advisory fee of the Fund to other large cap mutual funds.  Because the Fund paid a management fee that included both advisory and administrative services, the Board determined that the Fund’s total expenses to those of its peers was a more appropriate comparison than the Fund’s advisory fees to those of its peers.  The Board also concluded that the advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Adviser were reasonable in comparison to the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to its only comparable separate account, particularly when considering that the separate account does not have a unitary fee structure.

Other Benefits. Profitability of Adviser and Affiliates.  The Board reviewed the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability of the relationship to the Adviser.  The Board considered “fall-out benefits” that could be derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. The Board also considered the Adviser’s use of “soft dollar” arrangements.  Under such arrangements, brokerage commissions paid by the Fund and/or other accounts managed by the Adviser would be used to pay for research that a securities broker obtains from third parties.

Economies of Scale.  The Board reviewed the structure of the Fund’s management fee and noted the contractual expense cap that was in place for the Fund. The also Board considered the asset size of the Fund.

After considering and weighing all of the above factors, the Board concluded that: i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser were appropriate for the proper management of the Fund’s assets; ii) the Fund’s performance was in line with the performance of its benchmark; iii) the current profitability of the Fund to the Adviser appeared reasonable; and iv) the Fund’s small asset size meant that economies of scale were not yet achievable. The Board determined that it was in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  The Board also concluded that the fees paid by the Fund to the Adviser were not comparable to fees paid to the Adviser by other entities since the Adviser did not provide the same level of services to these other entities.   


The Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Institutional Advisors LLC, dated February 5, 2013, through February 5, 2014.


Note 4. Beneficial Interest


As of March 31, 2013, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with a $0.001 par value authorized.  The following table summaries the activity in shares of the Fund:


                                                                    For the Six Months Ended 3/31/2013

 

Shares

Value

Issued

262,490

$  4,593,481

Reinvested

10,280

171,779

Redeemed

  (264,843)

     (4,636,022)

Total

 7,927

     $     129,238


                                                                        For the Year Ended 9/30/2012

 

Shares

Value

Issued

667,985

$  10,669,511

Reinvested

7,808

118,133

Redeemed

  (834,823)

     (13,460,281)

Total

  (159,030)

    $  (2,672,637)


Note 5.  Investments


Investment transactions, excluding short term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2013, were as follows:


Purchases……………………………………………..………….…$    7,857,499

Sales……………………………………………………………….….$    9,029,147



For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at March 31, 2013, is $46,945,602.  As of March 31, 2013, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $15,442,234 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $530,059 for a net unrealized appreciation of $14,912,175.


The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended September 30, 2012:


 

March 31, 2013

September 30, 2012

Ordinary income

$   706,096

$ 314,795

Long Term Capital Gain

581,198

709,097

          Total

$1,287,294

$ 1,023,892



As of September 30, 2012 the components of accumulated income/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation

 

$ 14,912,175

Accumulated net realized gain

 

1,129,350

Undistributed ordinary income

 

       201,708

                 Total

 

$ 16,243,233


As of September 30, 2012 the Fund did not have any unused capital loss carryforward remaining.


The difference between the accumulated net realized gains for tax purposes and the accumulated net realized gains on investments 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. Contingencies & Commitments  


The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their duties to the Fund.  Additionally, 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 7. Control and Ownership of Shares


The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of March 31, 2013, NFS LLC Custodian f/b/o National Penn Investors Trust Company, in aggregate, owned approximately 96% of the Fund’s shares and may be deemed to control the Fund.




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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

March 31, 2013

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 Fund

Term of Office and

Length of

Time Served1

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex2

Overseen by

Trustee

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee3

Disinterested Trustees4:

 

 

 

 

 

Michael R. Walker,

1948

Trustee

Since 2002

Partner, Franklin Realty Trust since 2004; Chairman, Elder Trust from 1998 to 2004; Chairman and CEO, Genesis Health Ventures (eldercare services) from 1985 to 2002.

3

None

Nicholas J. Kovich,

1956

Trustee

Since 2002

Managing Director, Beach Investment Counsel since 2011; President and Chief Executive Officer, Kovich Capital Management (private asset management) since 2001; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1996 to 2001; General Partner, Miller Anderson & Sherrerd from 1988 to 1996; Vice President, Waddell & Reed, Inc. from 1982-1988.

3

Trustee, the Milestone Funds             (1 portfolio) from 2007-2011

William B. Blundin,

1939

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman and CEO, Bransford Investment Partners, LLC (private asset management) since 1997.

3

Trustee, the

Saratoga Advantage Funds           (14 portfolios) from 2003-2012

Richard E.

Ten Haken,

1934

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman and President, Ten Haken & Associates, Inc. (financial management consulting); Chairman of the Board, Bryce Capital Mutual Funds from 2004 to 2006; President, JP Morgan Chase Mutual Funds from 1987 to 1992; President, Pinnacle Government Fund from 1985 to 1990; New York State Teachers Retirement System, Chairman of the Board and President (1992 – 1994), Trustee (1972 – 1994), Vice-Chairman of Board and Vice-President (1977 – 1992); District Superintendent of Schools, State of New York from 1970 to 1993.

3

None


INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

March 31, 2012

Trustees and Officers (Continued)

(Unaudited)


Interested Trustees:

 

 

 

 

 

Robert W. Mitchell5, 1969

Trustee & Treasurer

Trustee since 2011, & Treasurer since 2002

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (“CCA”) since 2001.

3

None

William C. Martindale, Jr.6,

1942

 Chairman of the Board, CEO,  & Trustee

Chairman since 2011 & Trustee since 2002

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CCA since 2001.

3



None




Name & Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

and Length of Time Served1

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Officers:

 

 

William C. Martindale, Jr.

1942

Chairman of the Board since September, 2011; CEO since September 2010; Trustee since 2002, President from July 2002 to September 2010

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CCA since 2001

Duane R. D’Orazio

1972

Secretary, since July 2002;

Chief Compliance Officer since August 2004; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2008

Head Trader, Managing Partner, Co-Founder, and Chief Compliance Officer of CCA since 2001

Robert M. Mitchell

1969

Treasurer since July 2002; Trustee since 2011

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of CCA since 2001

Gregory B. Getts

1957

Assistant Treasurer since 2006

President and Owner of Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC since 1999

Mark S. Clewett

1968

Senior Vice President since 2006

Director of Institutional Sales and Client Service for CCA since 2006; Senior Vice President of Consultant Relations for Delaware Investments, 1997-2005

Joseph F. Monahan

1959

Senior Vice President since 2009

Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Research Analyst for CCA since 2008; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McHugh Associates (2001-2008)

David M. Lawson

1951

Senior Vice President since 2009

Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Research Analyst for CCA since 2008; President and Chief Operating Officer of McHugh Associates (1995-2008)


INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

March 31, 2013

Trustees and Officers (Continued)

(Unaudited)


Name & Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

and Length of Time Served1

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

M. Lorri McQuade

1950

Vice President since September 2003

Partner (since 2003) and Administrative Manager of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2001

Michelle L. Patterson

1976

Vice President since September 2003

Partner (since 2003) and Operations and Marketing Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC since 2001

Alida Bakker-  Castorano            1960

Vice President since November, 2012

Operations Manager and Performance Analyst of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (since 2011), Client Service at Logan Capital (2009-2011), Operations and Trading Support at McHugh Associates (2001-2009)


Notes:

1

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

2

The “Fund Complex” consists of the Fund, the Conestoga Small Cap Fund, and the Conestoga Mid Cap Fund.

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

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.

5

Mr. Martindale is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust by reason of his position as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of CCA.

6

Mr. Mitchell is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust by reason of his position as Managing Partner of CCA.


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 and the Fund’s portfolio securities voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 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, 2013, the Fund paid an income distribution of $0.21466 per share, and a realized gain distribution of $0.17669 per share, for a total distribution of $1,287,294.





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INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND




Board of Trustees

William C. Martindale, Jr., Chairman

William B. Blundin

Nicholas J. Kovich

Richard E. Ten Haken

Michael R. Walker

Robert M. Mitchell


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
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA  19103-6996


Officers of Institutional Advisors LLC

James D. King, President

Karen L. Kleffel, Chief Compliance Officer

Richard A. Lord, Jr., Chief Financial Officer

H. Anderson Ellsworth, 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.






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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/William C. Martindale Jr.

* William C. Martindale Jr.

   Chief Executive Officer


Date May 30, 2013


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/ William C. Martindale Jr.

* William C. Martindale Jr.

   Chief Executive Officer


Date May 30, 2013


By /s/Robert M. Mitchell

* Robert M. Mitchell

  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


Date May 30, 2013


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