Note 2 - Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	22,746	$	4,724	$	(154	)	$	27,316

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	19,105	$	4,532	$	(55	)	$	23,582

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Amortized Historical Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	598	$	(1	)	$	597
Total investment in government debt securities	$	598	$	(1	)	$	597

($ in thousands)	Amortized Historical Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	2,596	$	4	$	2,600
Total investment in government debt securities	$	2,596	$	4	$	2,600

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,					Nine Months Ended January 31,
($ in thousands)	2022			2021		2022			2021
Dividend income	$	234		$	155	$	640		$	413
Interest income		(2	)		31		(1	)		131
Investment gains/(losses) recognized on sales of equity securities during the period	$	(19	)	$	141		28			585
Unrealized gains/(losses) recognized on equity securities held at the end of the period	$	(215	)	$	1,456		94			1,964
Other		(1	)		2		(2	)		-
Total investment gains/(losses)	$	(3	)	$	1,785	$	759		$	3,093

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,					Nine Months Ended January 31,
($ in thousands) (unaudited)	2022			2021		2022		2021
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below	$	7,627		$	7,827	$	23,306	$	21,318
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers shown below	$	2,362		$	2,439	$	7,303	$	7,194
Other income/(loss)	$	(70	)	$	119	$	49	$	234
Investment management fee waivers and reimbursements	$	184		$	88	$	402	$	207
12b-1 fee waivers	$	151		$	168	$	493	$	490
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest	$	4,120		$	4,104	$	12,532	$	11,113
EAM's net income (1)	$	1,070		$	1,260	$	3,640	$	2,958

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

	January 31,			April 30,
($ in thousands)	2022			2021
	(unaudited)
EAM's total assets	$	65,144		$	64,197
EAM's total liabilities (1)		(7,910	)		(6,870	)
EAM's total equity	$	57,234		$	57,327