N-Q 1 conestoganq.htm UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549



FORM N-Q


QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number 811-21120


Conestoga Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Conestoga Capital Advisors

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: December 31, 2013


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

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


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.




CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

December 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares

 

 Market Value

% of Total Net Assets

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

Educational Services

 

 

315,000

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. *

            13,734,000

 

580,000

Healthstream, Inc. *

            19,006,600

 

             Educational Services Total

           32,740,600

 

Retail

 

 

 

226,925

Hibbett Sports, Inc. *

15,251,629

 

315,000

Stamps.com, Inc. *

13,261,500

 

             Retail Total

28,513,129

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

61,253,729

8.55%

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

 

 

Food/Beverage & Tobacco

 

 

200,000

Medifast, Inc. *

              5,226,000

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Sector Total

5,226,000

0.73%

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

Oil:  Crude Producers

 

 

305,000

Contango Oil & Gas, Inc. *

14,414,300

 

580,506

Matador Resources Co. *

10,820,632

 

             Oil: Crude Producers Total

25,234,932

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Well Equipment & Services

 

 

100,000

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

            11,653,000

 

220,038

Geospace Technologies Corp. *

            20,866,203

 

             Oil Well Equipment & Services Industry Total

           32,519,203

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Sector Total

57,754,135

8.07%

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custodian

 

 

230,000

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

14,239,300

 

Financial Data & Systems

 

 

420,000

Advent Software, Inc.

14,695,800

 

70,000

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

7,600,600

 

91,250

Morningstar, Inc.

7,125,713

 

             Financial Information Services Total

29,422,113

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Sector Total

43,661,413

6.10%

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

 

Healthcare Services

 

 

200,000

Medidata Solutions, Inc. *

12,114,000

 

420,000

National Research Corp. Class-A *

7,904,400

 

120,944

National Research Corp. Class-B

4,197,966

 

            Healthcare Services Total

24,216,366

 

Medical Equipment

 

 

450,000

Abaxis, Inc. *

           18,009,000

 

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

 

 

301,000

Align Technology, Inc. *

17,202,150

 

520,050

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

13,796,927

 

367,500

Neogen Corp.

16,794,750

 

74,000

TECHNE Corp.

7,005,580

 

            Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Total

54,799,407

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

 

 

1,110,000

Accelrys, Inc. *

10,589,400

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Sector Total

107,614,173

15.03%

 

 

 

 

Materials & Processing

 

 

Building Materials

 

 

 

635,000

AAON, Inc.

20,288,250

 

440,000

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

            16,161,200

 

            Building Materials Total

           36,449,450

 

Chemicals & Allied Products

 

 

299,225

Balchem Corp. Class-B

           17,564,508

 

 

 

 

 

Materials & Processing Sector Total

           54,013,958

7.54%

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

 

 

230,000

AeroVironment, Inc. *

             6,699,900

 

Commercial Services

 

 

215,000

Advisory Board Co. *

13,689,050

 

145,000

Costar Group, Inc. *

26,764,100

 

350,000

Rollins, Inc.

10,601,500

 

             Commercial Services Total

           51,054,650

 

Commercial Vehicles & Parts

 

 

15,475

Dorman Products, Inc. *

                867,683

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

 

 

585,000

Raven Industries, Inc.

            24,066,900

 

192,300

Proto Labs, Inc. *

13,687,914

 

             Diversified Manufacturing Operations Total

37,754,814

 

Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter

 

 

340,600

Faro Technologies, Inc. *

19,856,980

 

90,000

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

7,072,200

 

498,808

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

            20,366,331

 

             Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter Total

           47,295,511

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables Sector Total

143,672,558

20.07%

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

 

Computer Services Software & Systems

 

 

257,500

EXA Corp. *

3,414,450

 

405,000

Fleetmatics Group PLC *

17,516,250

 

490,050

NIC, Inc.

12,187,543

 

430,000

Pro Holdings, Inc. *

17,157,000

 

645,725

SciQuest, Inc. *

18,390,248

 

220,000

SPS Commerce, Inc. *

14,366,000

 

209,425

Tyler Technologies, Inc. *

21,388,575

 

              Computer Services Software & Systems Total

104,420,066

 

Electronic Components

 

 

175,000

Hittite Microwave Corp. *

10,802,750

 

125,000

NVE Corp. *

7,285,000

 

              Electronic Components Total

18,087,750

 

Electronics

 

 

 

312,000

Acacia Research Corp.

4,536,480

 

Information Technology

 

 

292,375

ACI Worldwide *

19,004,375

 

465,000

Blackbaud, Inc.

17,507,250

 

535,000

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. *

19,345,600

 

685,000

Omnicell, Inc. *

17,488,050

 

              Information Technology Total

73,345,275

 

Computer Technology

 

 

107,150

Stratasys, Inc. *

14,433,105

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Sector Total

214,822,676

30.00%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

(Cost $445,082,841)

          688,018,642

96.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

50,518,919

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary (Cost $50,518,919) 0.01% **

50,518,919

7.06%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

(Cost $495,601,760)

738,537,561

103.15%

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

(22,522,398)

-3.15%

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$716,015,163

100.00%

* Non-income producing.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate represents the rate at December 31, 2013.


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Conestoga Small Cap Fund

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

At December 31, 2013 the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $495,601,760 amounted to $242,935,801 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $250,093,964 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $7,158,163.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price.  Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except when, in the opinion of the Fund’s Adviser, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security.  All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.   

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

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

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 December 31, 2013 by major security type:



Valuation Inputs of Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

$688,018,642

              $0

              $0

$688,018,642

Cash Equivalents

$50,518,919

              $0

              $0

$50,518,919

Total

$738,537,561

       $0

       $0

$738,537,561





CONESTOGA MID CAP FUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

December 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares

 

 Market Value

% of Total Net Assets

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

Apparel

 

 

 

860

Under Armour, Inc. Class A *

75,078

 

Recreational Vehicles & Boats

 

 

650

Polaris Industries, Inc.

94,666

 

Retail

 

 

 

1,150

Cabela's, Inc. *

76,659

 

1,200

Outerwall, Inc. *

80,724

 

1,200

Tractor Supply Co.

93,096

 

1,450

Urban Outfitters, Inc. *

53,795

 

             Retail Total

304,274

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

474,018

15.62%

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

Oil: Crude Producers

 

 

900

SM Energy Co.

74,799

 

Oil Well Equipment & Services

 

 

700

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

                  81,571

 

570

Core Laboratories NV

108,841

 

760

Oceaneering International, Inc.

59,949

 

             Oil Well Equipment & Services Total

250,361

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Sector Total

325,160

10.71%

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

 

 

Financial Data & Systems

 

 

550

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

59,719

 

600

Morningstar, Inc.

46,854

 

             Financial Information Services Total

106,573

 

Insurance

 

 

 

190

Markel Corp. *

110,266

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Sector Total

216,839

7.15%

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

 

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

 

 

1,700

Align Technology, Inc. *

97,155

 

300

CR Bard, Inc.

40,182

 

950

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. *

66,690

 

950

TECHNE Corp.

89,937

 

            Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Total

293,964

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

 

 

1,520

Forest Laboratories, Inc. *

91,246

 

3,030

Myriad Genetics, Inc. *

63,569

 

            Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Total

154,815

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Sector Total

448,779

14.79%

 

 

 

 

Materials & Processing

 

 

Building Materials

 

 

 

1,300

Fastenal Co.

                  61,763

 

 

 

 

 

Materials & Processing Sector Total

                  61,763

2.04%

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables

 

 

 

Commercial Services

 

 

2,070

Copart, Inc. *

75,865

 

750

IHS, Inc. Class A *

89,775

 

2,230

Rollins, Inc.

                  67,547

 

1,300

Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A *

85,436

 

              Commercial Services Total

318,623

 

Commercial Vehicles & Parts

 

 

2,400

Gentex Corp.

79,176

 

800

Dorman Products, Inc. *

44,856

 

              Commercial Vehicles & Parts Total

124,032

 

Machinery: Specialty

 

 

1,000

Graco, Inc.

                  78,120

 

Transportation & Freight

 

 

800

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

46,672

 

Scientific Instruments & Services

 

 

1,800

Donaldson Co., Inc.

78,228

 

700

Hexcel Corp. *

31,283

 

2,800

Trimble Navigation Ltd. *

97,160

 

              Scientific Instruments & Services Total

206,671

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables Sector Total

774,118

25.51%

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

 

 

Foods

 

 

 

580

The J.M. Smucker Co.

                  60,100

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Sector Total

                  60,100

1.98%

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

 

2,500

Qlik Technologies, Inc. *

66,575

 

Electronic Components

 

 

1,500

IPG Photonics Corp. *

116,415

 

Electronics

 

 

 

2,700

Acacia Research Corp.

39,258

 

2,100

Garmin, Ltd.

97,062

 

             Electronics Total

136,320

 

Information Technology

 

 

920

Ansys, Inc. *

80,224

 

1,800

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A *

69,408

 

3,550

Fortinet, Inc. *

67,911

 

1,670

Micro Systems, Inc. *

95,808

 

              Information Technology Total

313,351

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Sector Total

632,661

20.85%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

(Cost $2,422,805)

             2,993,438

98.64%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

61,158

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary (Cost $61,158) 0.01% **

61,158

2.02%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

(Cost $2,483,963)

3,054,596

100.65%

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

(19,909)

-0.66%

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$3,034,687

100.00%

* Non-income producing.

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate represents the rate at December 31, 2013.


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Conestoga Mid Cap Fund

 

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013 the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $2,483,963 amounted to $570,633 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $650,869 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $80,236.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

 

Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price.  Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except when, in the opinion of the Fund’s Adviser, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security.  All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.   

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

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

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 December 31, 2013 by major security type:


Valuation Inputs of Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

$2,993,438

              $0

              $0

$2,993,438

Cash Equivalents

$61,158

              $0

              $0

$61,158

Total

$3,054,596

       $0

       $0

$3,054,596





INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LARGECAP FUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

December 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares

 

 Market Value

% of Total Net Assets

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products

 

 

37,273

Mattel, Inc.

1,773,449

 

Multiline Retail

 

 

 

39,430

Macy's, Inc.

2,105,562

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

40,868

The Tjx Co., Inc.

2,604,518

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

34,287

VF Corp.

2,137,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Total

8,620,980

13.61%

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

 

 

Beverages

 

 

 

22,729

Pepsico, Inc.

1,885,143

 

Food Products

 

 

 

21,733

McCormick & Co.

1,497,838

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

39,541

Walgreen Co.

2,271,235

 

Household Products

 

 

32,794

Colgate Palmolive Co.

2,138,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Sector Total

7,792,713

12.30%

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

12,277

Chevron Corp.

1,533,520

 

16,259

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1,645,411

 

        Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

3,178,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Sector Total

             3,178,931

5.02%

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

56,573

US Bancorp.

2,285,549

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

42,250

Discover Financial Services

2,363,888

 

Insurance

 

 

 

47,172

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

2,281,238

 

28,867

Torchmark Corp.

2,255,956

 

        Insurance Total

4,537,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials Sector Total

9,186,631

14.50%

 

 

 

 

Health Care

 

 

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

16,922

Amgen, Inc.

             1,931,815

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

16,201

Baxter International, Inc.

             1,126,779

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

17,309

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings *

1,581,523

 

14,765

McKesson Corp.

2,383,071

 

       Health Care Providers & Services Total

3,964,594

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

20,683

Johnson & Johnson

1,894,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Sector Total

8,917,544

14.08%

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

15,706

United Technologies Corp.

1,787,343

 

17,918

Raytheon Co.

1,625,163

 

       Aerospace & Defense Total

             3,412,506

 

Air Freight & Logistics

 

 

16,646

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

971,128

 

Machinery

 

 

 

15,650

Dover Corp.

1,510,851

 

Road & Rail

 

 

 

9,401

Union Pacific Corp.

             1,579,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials Sector Total

             7,473,853

11.80%

 

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

 

77,699

Cisco Systems, Inc.

              1,744,343

 

18,139

Qualcomm, Inc

              1,346,821

 

       Communications Equipment Total

             3,091,164

 

Computers & Peripherals

 

 

3,982

Apple, Inc.

2,234,340

 

Electronic Equip., Instruments

 

 

24,720

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

1,362,319

 

IT Services

 

 

 

9,069

International Business Machines, Inc.

1,701,072

 

Semiconductors

 

 

 

67,136

Intel Corp.

1,742,850

 

Software

 

 

 

62,546

Microsoft Corp.

2,341,097

 

54,195

Oracle Corp.

2,073,501

 

       Software Total

             4,414,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Sector Total

14,546,343

22.97%

 

 

 

 

Materials

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging

 

 

33,347

Ball Corp.

             1,722,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials Sector Total

1,722,706

2.72%

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication

 

 

17,531

AT&T, Inc.

                616,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Sector Total

616,390

0.97%

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities

 

 

 

14,987

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

                619,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities Sector Total

619,563

0.98%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

(Cost $41,481,656)

           62,675,654

98.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

665,532

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary 0.01% (Cost $665,532) **

665,532

1.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

(Cost $42,147,188)

63,341,186

100.01%

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

(4,035)

-0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

63,337,151

100.00%

* Non-income producing.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate represents the rate at December 31, 2013.


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Institutional Advisors LargeCap Fund

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

At December 31, 2013 the net unrealized appreciation on investments was $21,193,998, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $21,403,096 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $209,098.

 

 

 

 

2. SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price.  Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except when, in the opinion of the Fund’s Adviser, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security.  All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board.   

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

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

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

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 December 31, 2013 by major security type:


Valuation Inputs of Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

$62,675,654

              $0

              $0

$62,675,654

Cash Equivalents

$665,532

              $0

              $0

$665,532

Total

$63,341,186

       $0

       $0

$63,341,186




ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


      (a)

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant's management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant's management, including the Registrant's principal executive officer and the Registrant's principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

      (b)

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS. There have been no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.


Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES


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


Conestoga Funds


By /s/ William C. Martindale Jr.

* William C. Martindale Jr.

   Chief Executive Officer


Date February 21, 2014


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 February 21, 2014


By /s/Robert M. Mitchell

* Robert M. Mitchell

  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


Date February 21, 2014


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