NPORT-EX 2 conestoganport_1702.htm CONESTOGA SOI 12-31-20

 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% Shares Value
Basic Materials - 5.1%    
Metal Fabricating - 3.3%    
Omega Flex, Inc. 292,470   $ 42,700,620  
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) 465,525   83,347,596  
        126,048,216  
Specialty Chemicals - 1.8%    
Balchem Corporation 591,735   68,179,707  
       
Consumer Discretionary - 9.2%    
Auto Parts - 1.4%    
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) 614,689   53,367,299  
       
Education Services - 1.4%    
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) 584,755   54,446,538  
       
Home Improvement Retailers - 3.1%    
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a) 736,130   116,772,302  
       
Recreational Products - 3.3%    
Fox Factory Holding Corporation (a) 1,210,013   127,910,474  
       
Consumer Staples - 1.1%    
Nondurable Household Products - 1.1%    
WD-40 Company 163,793   43,516,524  
       
Financials - 0.4%    
Financial Data Providers - 0.4%    
Computer Services, Inc. 280,145   16,640,613  
       
Health Care - 15.6%    
Biotechnology - 1.2%    
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 455,165   45,266,159  
       
Health Care Management Services - 0.5%    
National Research Corporation 471,149   20,141,620  
       
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% (Continued) Shares Value
Health Care - 15.6% (Continued)    
Health Care Services - 3.1%    
Omnicell, Inc. (a) 980,080   $ 117,629,202  
       
Medical Equipment - 5.6%    
Cantel Medical Corporation 544,065   42,904,966  
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (b) 1,274,721   51,626,201  
Repligen Corporation (a) 623,735   119,526,338  
        214,057,505  
Medical Supplies - 5.2%    
Bio-Techne Corporation 118,895   37,755,107  
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) 1,292,045   71,721,418  
Neogen Corporation (a) 1,143,311   90,664,562  
        200,141,087  
Industrials - 30.7%    
Building Materials: Other - 4.6%    
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc. 855,290   79,926,851  
Trex Company, Inc. (a) 1,157,560   96,910,923  
        176,837,774  
Building: Climate Control - 2.1%    
AAON, Inc. 1,202,850   80,145,896  
       
Construction - 2.2%    
Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) 2,885,801   84,005,667  
       
Defense - 5.0%    
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a) 720,810   88,320,849  
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) 1,180,923   103,992,079  
        192,312,928  
Diversified Industrials - 1.8%    
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 654,655   67,573,489  
       
Electronic Equipment: Control & Filter - 1.3%    
Helios Technologies, Inc. 945,932   50,408,716  
       
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% (Continued) Shares Value
Industrials - 30.7% (Continued)    
Electronic Equipment: Gauges & Meters - 2.6%    
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (b) 347,163   $ 99,510,802  
       
Engineering & Contracting Services - 2.8%    
Exponent, Inc. 1,181,230   106,346,137  
       
Machinery: Construction & Handling - 1.8%    
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (b) 1,611,725   68,933,478  
       
Machinery: Industrial - 2.0%    
EVI Industries, Inc. (a) 511,472   15,303,242  
John Bean Technologies Corporation 533,230   60,718,900  
        76,022,142  
Professional Business Support Services - 2.5%    
Paylocity Holding Corporation (a) 473,920   97,584,867  
       
Transaction Processing Services - 2.0%    
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) 1,960,655   75,347,972  
       
Real Estate - 4.4%    
Real Estate Services - 4.4%    
FirstService Corporation 738,960   101,060,170  
RealPage, Inc. (a) 777,570   67,835,207  
        168,895,377  
Technology - 25.3%    
Electronic Components - 1.2%    
Rogers Corporation (a) 292,160   45,369,526  
       
Production Technology Equipment - 2.2%    
Novanta, Inc. (a) 721,645   85,312,872  
       
Software - 21.9%    
Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A (a) 1,435,405   83,511,863  
BlackLine, Inc. (a) 947,365   126,359,544  
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a) 1,232,175   64,984,910  
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (a) 1,833,796   107,240,390  
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% (Continued) Shares Value
Technology - 25.3% (Continued)    
Software - 21.9% (Continued)    
Five9, Inc. (a) 300,585   $ 52,422,024  
Model N, Inc. (a)(b) 2,123,252   75,757,631  
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,621,340   82,315,432  
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) 422,115   53,410,211  
Simulations Plus, Inc. 146,570   10,541,314  
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) 1,111,280   120,673,895  
Vertex, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) 1,776,275   61,903,184  
        839,120,398  
Telecommunications - 2.1%    
Telecommunications Equipment - 2.1%    
Vocera Communications, Inc. (a)(b) 1,963,254   81,533,939  
       
Utilities - 2.6%    
Waste & Disposal Services - 2.6%    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A (a) 1,619,560   100,331,742  
       
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,960,038,413) $ 3,699,710,968  
         
         
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.6% Shares Value
Fidelity Investments Treasury Only Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 0.01% (c) (Cost $20,855,782) 20,855,782   $ 20,855,782  
         
Total Investments at Value - 97.1% (Cost $1,980,894,195) $ 3,720,566,750  
       
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 2.9% 112,139,548  
       
Net Assets - 100.0% $ 3,832,706,298  
 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund owned 5% or more of the company's outstanding voting shares thereby making the company an affiliate of the Fund as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Note 5).
(c) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2020.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments uses the Russell ICB Industry and Sector classification.
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 
 

 

 

 

 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.6% Shares Value
Basic Materials - 2.9%    
Metal Fabricating - 1.9%    
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) 32,041   $ 5,736,621  
       
Specialty Chemicals - 1.0%    
Balchem Corporation 28,300   3,260,726  
       
Consumer Discretionary - 20.1%    
Consumer Services: Miscellaneous - 6.5%    
Copart, Inc. (a) 26,925   3,426,206  
IAA, Inc. (a) 106,890   6,945,712  
Rollins, Inc. 249,612   9,752,341  
        20,124,259  
Educational Services - 3.8%    
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a) 49,595   8,579,439  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) 34,525   3,214,623  
        11,794,062  
Home Improvement Retailers - 2.6%    
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a) 49,670   7,879,152  
       
Hotels & Motels - 2.3%    
Vail Resorts, Inc. 24,770   6,909,839  
       
Recreational Products - 3.6%    
Pool Corporation 29,495   10,986,887  
       
Recreational Vehicles & Boats - 1.3%    
LCI Industries 31,400   4,071,952  
       
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.6% (Continued) Shares Value
Health Care - 17.4%    
Biotechnology - 0.7%    
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 21,485   $ 2,136,683  
       
Health Care Services - 3.9%    
Health Catalyst, Inc. (a) 87,430   3,805,828  
Omnicell, Inc. (a) 69,085   8,291,582  
        12,097,410  
Medical Equipment - 2.6%    
Repligen Corporation (a) 41,305   7,915,277  
       
Medical Supplies - 10.2%    
Bio-Techne Corporation 22,195   7,048,022  
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) 61,613   3,420,138  
Neogen Corporation (a) 69,143   5,483,040  
Teleflex, Inc. 15,390   6,334,062  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 32,894   9,319,199  
        31,604,461  
Industrials - 35.7%    
Aerospace - 2.6%    
HEICO Corporation - Class A 69,355   8,118,696  
       
Building Materials: Other - 5.2%    
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc. 39,790   3,718,376  
Trex Company, Inc. (a) 83,865   7,021,178  
Watsco, Inc. 23,680   5,364,704  
        16,104,258  
Commercial Support Services - 0.8%    
Avalara, Inc. (a) 14,725   2,428,005  
       
Construction - 2.2%    
Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A (a) 227,400   6,619,614  
       
Containers & Packaging - 1.8%    
AptarGroup, Inc. 40,130   5,493,396  
       
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.6% (Continued) Shares Value
Industrials - 35.7% (Continued)    
Defense - 4.7%    
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a) 61,475   $ 7,532,532  
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) 79,245   6,978,315  
        14,510,847  
Electronic Equipment: Gauges & Meters - 2.0%    
Cognex Corporation 77,735   6,240,954  
       
Engineering & Contracting Services - 2.7%    
Exponent, Inc. 91,830   8,267,455  
       
Machinery: Construction & Handling - 2.0%    
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 145,325   6,215,550  
       
Machinery: Engines - 1.5%    
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) 20,100   4,570,941  
       
Machinery: Industrial - 2.4%    
EVI Industries, Inc. (a) 107,230   3,208,322  
John Bean Technologies Corporation 36,280   4,131,204  
        7,339,526  
Machinery: Specialty - 2.2%    
Graco, Inc. 94,090   6,807,411  
       
Professional Business Support Services - 2.4%    
Fair Isaac Corporation (a) 14,270   7,292,541  
       
Transaction Processing Services - 3.2%    
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) 64,380   2,474,123  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 45,920   7,438,581  
        9,912,704  
Real Estate - 4.2%    
Real Estate Services - 4.2%    
FirstService Corporation 52,160   7,133,402  
RealPage, Inc. (a) 65,380   5,703,751  
        12,837,153  
 
 

 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.6% (Continued) Shares Value
Technology - 13.6%    
Computer Services - 3.5%    
Gartner, Inc. (a) 21,995   $ 3,523,379  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a) 16,830   7,346,632  
        10,870,011  
Software - 10.1%    
Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A (a) 71,695   4,171,215  
ANSYS, Inc. (a) 10,200   3,710,760  
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a) 53,100   2,800,494  
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (a) 122,250   7,149,180  
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a) 56,220   7,237,201  
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) 56,134   6,095,591  
        31,164,441  
Utilities - 2.7%    
Waste & Disposal Services - 2.7%    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A (a) 135,170   8,373,781  
       
Total Investments at Value - 96.6% (Cost $189,018,517) $ 297,684,613  
       
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 3.4% 10,392,911  
       
Net Assets - 100.0% $ 308,077,524  
 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments uses the Russell ICB Industry and Sector classification.
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 

 

 

 
 

CONESTOGA FUNDS

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1.Securities Valuation

Conestoga Funds (the “Trust”) consists of two series, Conestoga Small Cap Fund and Conestoga SMid Cap Fund (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds value their respective portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. The Funds value their listed securities on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted bid price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below). In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Funds value their securities and other assets at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Trust’s officers, in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate each Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

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

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
·Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
·Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

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

 

The following is a summary of each Fund’s investments and the inputs used to value the investments as of December 31, 2020:

 

Conestoga Small Cap Fund    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total 
Common Stocks    $  3,699,710,968    $                    -       $                    -       $  3,699,710,968
Money Market Funds               20,855,782                          -                             -                 20,855,782
Total    $  3,720,566,750    $                    -       $                    -       $  3,720,566,750

 

 
 

CONESTOGA FUNDS

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

Conestoga SMid Cap Fund    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total 
Common Stocks    $      297,684,613    $                    -       $                    -       $      297,684,613
Total    $      297,684,613    $                    -       $                    -       $      297,684,613

 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by sector and industry type. The Funds did not have any derivative instruments or assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of or during the period ended December 31, 2020.

 

2.Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

3.Federal Income Tax

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of December 31, 2020:

       Conestoga Small Cap Fund     Conestoga SMid Cap Fund 
Tax cost of portfolio investments      $             1,985,953,347    $                189,864,817
Gross unrealized appreciation      $             1,751,560,432    $                109,203,049
Gross unrealized depreciation                         (16,947,029)                         (1,383,253)
Net unrealized appreciation      $             1,734,613,403    $                107,819,796

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for each Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

4.Industry Risk

If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular industry, any development affecting that industry will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that industry. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact a particular industry. Under the Russell ICB Industry and Sector classification, equity companies are categorized within 11 industries and 45 sectors and 171 subsectors. As of December 31, 2020, Conestoga Small Cap Fund had 30.7% and 25.3% of the value of its net assets invested in stocks within the Industrials and Technology industries, respectively, and Conestoga SMid Cap Fund had 20.1% and 35.7% of the value of its net assets invested in stocks within the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials industries, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, neither Fund had 25% or more of its net assets invested in stocks within any one sector or subsector under the Russell ICB Industry and Sector classification.

 

 

 
 

CONESTOGA FUNDS

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

5.Affiliated Issuers

A company is considered an affiliate of a Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if the Fund’s holdings in that company represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of that company. The industry and percentage of net assets for these holdings can be found on Conestoga Small Cap Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Further information on these holdings for the period ended December 31, 2020 appears below:

 

  Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A   Douglas Dynamics, Inc.   LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
   
Percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares Owned  8.52%   7.05%   6.27%
Shares at Beginning of Period  2,895,801   1,588,825   1,274,721
Shares Purchased During the Period                               22,900  
Shares Sold During the Period                          (10,000)    
Shares at End of Period  2,885,801   1,611,725   1,274,721
Market Value at Beginning of Period   $            52,703,578    $            54,337,815    $            41,466,674
Cost of Purchases During the Period                            982,286  
Cost of Sales During the Period                       (206,117)    
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)                  31,508,206                   13,613,377                   10,159,527
Market Value at End of Period   $            84,005,667    $            68,933,478    $            51,626,201
Net Realized Losses During the Period   $                       (8,709)   $                           —   $                           —
Dividend Income Earned During the Period  $                          —    $                    444,871    $                    121,099
           
  Mesa   Model N,   Vertex, Inc. -
  Laboratories, Inc.   Inc.   Class A
Percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares Owned  6.78%   6.06%   6.91%
Shares at Beginning of Period  341,731   1,230,915  
Shares Purchased During the Period                               5,432                           892,337                      1,776,275
Shares at End of Period  347,163   2,123,252   1,776,275
Market Value at Beginning of Period   $            87,059,390    $            43,426,681   $                        —
Cost of Purchases During the Period                     1,557,550                   30,195,811                   45,969,714
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  10,893,862                      2,135,139                   15,933,470
Market Value at End of Period   $            99,510,802    $            75,757,631    $            61,903,184
Dividend Income Earned During the Period   $                      54,677   $                           —   $                           —
           
  Vocera        
  Communications, Inc.        
Percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares Owned  6.04%        
Shares at Beginning of Period  1,917,704        
Shares Purchased During the Period                            45,550        
Shares at End of Period  1,963,254        
Market Value at Beginning of Period   $            55,766,832        
Cost of Purchases During the Period                     1,907,456        
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)                  23,859,651        
Market Value at End of Period   $            81,533,939        
Dividend Income Earned During the Period  $                           —