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Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments 

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares      Value 
Common Stocks 94.8% 
        Consumer Discretionary 8.0%    
        Retail 8.0%    
 2,800   AutoZone, Inc.(1)  $3,932,040 
 4,900   Domino's Pizza, Inc.   1,802,171 
 3,800   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)   1,927,550 
 72,800   TJX Companies, Inc. (The)   4,815,720 
         12,477,481 
        Consumer Staples 7.4%     
        Food 2.2%     
 21,500   J&J Snack Foods Corp.   3,376,145 
        Household Products 3.4%     
 61,600   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   5,380,760 
        Retail 1.8%     
 13,100   Casey's General Stores, Inc.   2,832,089 
         11,588,994 
        Financials 4.7%     
        Insurance 4.7%    
 3,000   Alleghany Corp.(1)   1,878,870 
 15,000   American Financial Group, Inc.   1,711,500 
 10,200   Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(1)   391,374 
 15,000   Berkley (W.R.) Corp.   1,130,250 
 13,500   RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.   2,163,375 
         7,275,369 
        Healthcare 10.9%    
        Electronics 4.6%    
 6,200   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1)   7,165,278 
        Healthcare Products 4.9%    
 2,600   Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)   998,634 
 13,500   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)   6,605,685 
         7,604,319 
        Healthcare Services 1.4%    
 5,000   Chemed Corp.   2,299,100 
         17,068,697 
        Industrials 37.1%     
        Aerospace & Defense 10.0%    
 41,033   HEICO Corp.   5,161,951 
 6,000   Northrop Grumman Corp.   1,941,840 
 15,500   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(1)   6,411,575 
 3,600   TransDigm Group, Inc.(1)   2,116,512 
         15,631,878 
        Commercial Services 10.1%    
 3,500   Cintas Corp.   1,194,585 
 20,500   Equifax, Inc.   3,713,165 
 27,030   IHS Markit, Ltd.   2,615,963 
 214,499   Rollins, Inc.   7,383,056 
 5,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc.   883,450 
         15,790,219 
        Electrical Equipment 2.9%    
 35,000   AMETEK, Inc.   4,470,550 
        Environmental Control 5.6%     
 32,000   Republic Services, Inc.   3,179,200 
 51,300   Waste Connections, Inc.   5,539,374 
         8,718,574 
        Machinery Diversified 3.1%    
 4,200   IDEX Corp.   879,144 
 38,000   Toro Co. (The)   3,919,320 
         4,798,464 
        Miscellaneous Manufacturers 1.4%     
 13,800   Carlisle Companies, Inc.   2,271,204 
        Software 4.0%     
 15,400   Roper Technologies, Inc.   6,211,436 
         57,892,325 
Information Technology 17.4%     
        Commercial Services 2.0%     
 16,900   Gartner, Inc.(1)   3,085,095 
        Computers 0.6%     
 11,000   CGI, Inc.(1)   915,420 
        Software 14.8%     
 15,800   ANSYS, Inc.(1)   5,365,048 
 25,000   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)   3,424,750 
 5,200   Fair Isaac Corp.(1)   2,527,460 
 51,200   Fiserv, Inc.(1)   6,094,848 
 10,900   Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   1,653,748 
 35,000   Open Text Corp.(2)   1,669,850 
 5,591   Tyler Technologies, Inc.(1)   2,373,547 
         23,109,251 
         27,109,766 
Materials 7.7%     
        Chemicals 3.5%    
 17,000   Ecolab, Inc.   3,639,190 
 16,600   FMC Corp.   1,836,126 
         5,475,316 

 

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Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc. 

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Packaging & Containers 4.2%     
 21,000   AptarGroup, Inc.  $2,975,070 
 42,400   Ball Corp.   3,592,976 
         6,568,046 
         12,043,362 
Real Estate 1.6%    
        REITS   1.6%    
 8,000   American Tower Corp. REIT   1,912,480 
 8,000   Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT   509,120 
         2,421,600 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $55,334,384)
   147,877,594 
Short-Term Investment 5.3%     
        Money Market Fund 5.3%     
 8,273,114   State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.04%(3)   8,273,114 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $8,273,114)
   8,273,114 
Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $63,607,498)
  $156,150,708 
Excess Of Liabilities Over Cash And Other Assets (0.1)%   (177,583)
Net Assets(4) 100.0%  $155,973,125 

 

(1) Non-income producing.
(2) A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of March 31, 2021, the market value of the securities on loan was $1,669,850.
(3) Rate reflects 7 day yield as of March 31, 2021.
(4) For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $63,607,498, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $93,582,330, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $1,039,120 and the net unrealized appreciation was $92,543,210.
 
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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The Fund follows fair valuation accounting standards (FASB ASC 820-10) which establishes a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

• Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

• Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;

 

• Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments in securities as of March 31, 2021:

 

Investments in Securities:  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets
Common Stocks*  $147,877,594   $   $   $147,877,594 
Short-Term Investment   8,273,114            8,273,114 
Total Investments in Securities  $156,150,708   $   $   $156,150,708 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for further breakdown by category.

  

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.

 

During the period ended March 31, 2021, there were no Level 3 investments. The Schedule of Investments includes a breakdown of the Fund’s investments by category.